Miracle of Marcelino - Happy Mother's Day

"Marcelino Pan Y Vino," is about a little orphan boy who causes a miracle. Left on the doorstep of a monastery as an infant, Marcelino was raised by the Monks. He was well cared for but lonely and missed having a mother. One day he found a special friend in the forbidden attic... hanging on a cross — a friend that would repay Marcelino's kindness by granting him one heart-felt wish.

If any movie is deserving of watching on a day reserved for Mothers, it is this one. The Miracle of Marcelino caught me completely off guard with its "pull at the heartstrings" appeal. This 1955 Spanish made movie shares with viewers the loves and needs of a child, along with a just reward granted by an almighty God. 

It might take a village to raise a child, but Mothers are the true gift God bestows on every infant born on this planet. Whether she be on earth or in heaven, her unconditional love is a want and need which draws our very being like a magnet. In the image of a Mother a child may see God.

And for orphans like Marcelino, once they meet a loving Mother and see the beam of beauty and love emanating from her, the reality of what a Mother is sets in. From this transforming encounter an orphan without a Mother can feel and imagine his/her absent Mother's love. 

It is then that God's grace takes over and provides whatever is needed.

Happy Mother's Day to all Mothers!

Especially, Mother's absent from their child's life

God Provides a Way!