…discover women.

I watched this lovely little video tonight, courtesy of A Friend of Gianna.

Final Profession of Vows, Nashville Dominicans, July 24, 2009 from patrick murphy-racey on Vimeo.

Amidst my feelings of wonder, because those dear sisters are so BEAUTIFUL, I was thanking God for the gift of woman, for femininity and loveliness and grace.

And, then the thought struck me.

Little Edmund kicking with all his might in my womb will one day discover women. Perhaps his discovering will be a gradual one. He might move from “I love Mama, who is soft and smells good” to “I am fascinated by Cindy Loo” to “God has created something truly marvelous in Woman.”

I have such joy when I think about the women he will know and love. His mother. His sisters. The Blessed Mother. His bride, perhaps, or the Bride who is the Church. Certainly, I feel flutterings of anxiety when I think about sirens who might tempt him from purity and confuse his heart. Yet, I know that with a father like Devin, Edmund will know what it is to honor and protect women and will be able to truly appreciate the special gift that God the Father gives to humanity in women.

I pray for Edmund’s vocation even now, for his protection and holiness and that he will be a warrior in the hand of Christ. And, I pray for his future bride, whether she be one woman or the Church, that she be ready for him. Because, let me tell you, he sure can kick, and, if this is any indication of things to come, he is going to be one who lives fiercely.