My Life is a Miracle

30 My Life Is a Miracle away. Effective for a time, but not long-lasting. Others miraculously cured at Lourdes have de- scribed exactly the same phenomenon of an in- ner “warmth.” It’s silent. Invisible. Divine Love is a humble power. It expresses itself only in those little hollows and bruises of our inner lives. It shies away from our supposed glories and our superficial appearances. It is Being itself. Not just the philosophical Supreme Being, but the Being that gives life. The Being of Love. After the office of vespers, which follows Adoration, I went back to my room. And there I heard an inner voice telling me: “Take off your braces.” I immediately thought of the words of Christ in the Gospel: “Rise, take up your mat and walk.” Without the slightest hesitation, without a moment’s thought about what was happening to me, I took off all my paraphernalia: my leg splint, my corset, all of it. I felt perfectly well, but I didn’t sense what was really happening. I didn’t realize something had changed until I’d finally removed it all. It was then I realized that my left foot was back in place—pointing in the same direction as the other! It was no longer deformed. Then I realized that even without my corset, I was no