Being born in a place is only one way to belong, nor do you have to die there.. I knew at once that Magdala was home because I felt sighted there again, second sighted. It was not only the spring. In time everything spoke. When birds rose into the air, I could read the pattern of their wings, and the path the wind made on the water carried messages. The very ground said make a path here, plant herbs there. These vine are not dead. Tend them and they'll bear fruit again. Ancient trees offered shelter and wisdom as well as olives. And there were certain rocks that could absorb fatigue or agitation, leaving me refreshed and calm. . Elizabeth Cunningham
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The late Canadian author, Margaret Laurence, wrote a short story in which a blind woman is guided by a farm dog. The dog, of course, is Magdala, the dog she had as a child in her native village in Hungary. At one point in the story, Magdala recognizes the location of the dog she once knew and remarks: “I knew at once that Magdala was home because I felt sighted there again, second sighted. It was not only the spring.

In time everything spoke.When birds rose into the air, I could read the pattern of their wings and the path the wind made on the water carried messages. The very ground said make a path here, plant herbs there. These vine are not dead.

Tend them and they'll bear fruit again. Ancient trees offered shelter and wisdom as well as olives. And there were certain rocks that could absorb fatigue or agitation, leaving me refreshed and calm."

Source: The Passion Of Mary Magdalen

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