Two
angels stand beside Mary holding the ribbon
of life, symbolic both of the life of the world and the life
of each person in the world. One angel holds up the part of the ribbon
that is still full of knots, and Mary, our mother, takes the ribbon
into her hands. Together with the angel we look up to
her and feel the compassion and tenderness with which God hears our
plea:
DESATA NOS! UNTIE US!
The
painting also lets us see the way the prayer is answered. Knots are
undone! Worry, doubt, confusion,
temptation, false beliefs, estrangement from God and from one
another... knots large and small, loose and tight are miraculously
undone through the action of the Holy Spirit. The angel who is holding
the part of the ribbon symbolic of our life freed of
knots, looks toward us to remind us to give thanks and to remember to
ask again and again for the help we need:
DESATA NOS! UNTIE US!
Beneath
the action taking place in heaven, the painting also shows us the
guardian angel leading
the soul along the path of its life on earth. It has been my
experience that, through the guidance of our guardian angel, the prayer
can becomes one's constant companion, and knots will fall away as if
they had never existed.
Lengthy
prayers have been composed, but I believe it is enough to simply bring
this image into the home of the heart and there ~ at any moment of the
day or night ~ to call out in faith:
DESATA NOS! UNTIE US!
