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Our Lady asks us to give her our hearts. I do not know what its exact meaning is for you, but ‘to give’ in Croatian means to donate, to make a present of, and this word is always positive for us. I cannot give something which is bad or ugly. Our Lady is asking for our hearts as a present.
What does it mean to give? Our Lady wants your heart as a present; that means that your heart is worth something, someone loves it, someone wants it as a present.
Our Lady says, “I want your heart as a present.” In this same way a mother can speak like this who is able to see good points where there are also bad ones. These words should bring us joy if we are feeling lonely, misunderstood, or we feel that people do not appreciate us.
If you do not know how to begin with your heart, you can say to Our Lady, “I heard that your are asking for our hearts. Here is mine!” If you do this you have begun something worthwhile.
Fr Slavko Barbaric ofm
