‘Not me - but God’. (St. Carlo Acutis)

He danced into my heart first thing this morning. Young guy killed tragically in a road traffic accident some months ago. I did not know him or his family but my heart was heavy at that time just as everyone else in our town was. My sons knew the young guy and his brother. God love them all.

On my way to Holy Mass little while later, walking through Church grounds I meet with a pleasant young man. I walked by him and as oftentimes happens, I turned back asking if he would like a beautiful morning prayer’. Without a moment’s hesitation he replied; ‘I would’.

My name is Bridget, I told him. He told me his name adding; ‘I was in school with your son’. Wow!! Turns out young man happened to be brother to the poor guy who got killed and whom I was thinking of earlier. 

‘I was thinking of your brother this morning’, I said. We shook hands. ‘That is weird, alright’, he said.

God’s ways are not our ways!! Rather amazing the whole thing. 

Speechless, I could only offer; ‘Just keep on walking. Your brother is very near.

My hope is that our impromptu encounter, gifted to both of us from Heaven above, shone some light into sad young man’s day.

‘Do not expect to see results. The bee knows nothing of its agency when fertilising flowers for fruit-bearing’. (Jesus/God calling)