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\"\"I had just returned from our Mariapolis gathering, held between 6 to 8 March 2020, feeling encouraged to live the spirituality of unity. However, when I arrived home, there was a new development which I absolutely wasn\u2019t expecting<\/strong>\u2026 it was something I knew nothing about and which filled me with fear.<\/p>\n

My husband had just arrived from London. He had contracted the coronavirus.<\/strong> We went through six weeks of discouragement, fear, isolation, loneliness, long periods of silence. He needed to be hospitalised and I still remember the moment the ambulance came to pick him up and I was left alone at home. I cried a lot and I withdrew into myself feeling a great sense of anxiety.<\/p>\n

It was a grace when he returned home! His time of quarantine had started. He had to stay alone in his room.<\/p>\n

Today, April 21, is the 46th anniversary of our wedding; tomorrow is the end of the quarantine period! What a joy! What a wonderful gift from Jesus and Mary!<\/p>\n

I lived a veritable trauma<\/strong>, but I lived it with Jesus Forsaken and Mary Desolate. During Holy Week, Easter Sunday, the Feast of Divine Mercy, I prayed incessantly. Throughout this time, I felt the love and support of all those with whom I live the spirituality of unity. This gave me the courage to continue to embrace Jesus Forsaken. I re-read much of what Chiara wrote in the book \u201cThe Cry\u201d; I felt her closeness and so I turned to her asking her to intercede for my husband\u2019s recovery.<\/p>\n

Some years ago I bought a postcard which had these words: \u201cFear knocked on my door. Faith answered. There was nobody left outside.\u201d<\/em> Yes, I believe that God loves us with and endless love! And with immense gratitude in my heart, I can only say: Thank you!<\/p>\n

M.T.<\/p>\n

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