Mahashivratri

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Dear friends,

 

On this beautiful day of Mahashivratri I'd like to share an

expreience very close to my heart with all of you.

 

As some of you know, my husband I are going through an excruciating

time in our marriage. We have a storm raging against the foundtion of

our marriage in the form of his very family. WE are devoted to each

other and despite the storms, the love just keeps growing, but my

husband feels helpless and weak to stand up against the unruly

demands of his family to end our marriage.

 

A midst all this turmoil, one night some days ago, I had a dream

where in I saw myself in front of a huge statue of Lord Shiva and in

front of it a tiny statue of Baba, The feeling I got when I looked at

them is indescribable, the strength, the solace..... So when i woke

up I thought I need to learn more about Lord Shiva, because being a

christian I hardly knew anything about him, but the experience in my

dream was so strong thta I started readig about him and what I learnt

about Lord Shiva, changed my life to a great deal...

 

I learnt of his great love for his consort and his 'ardhangini' as he

lovigly called her, Parvati. Their's is a union whi I called an

epitome of divine love and a marriage which is so holy and sacred

that it make me tremble with reverence.

 

From him I got the strength to carry the cross of my tears, the

absence of my husband, the pain of rejection, the continuous devotion

to my husband and his family no matter what their are trying to

do.... and most importantly I got the hope and faith that God will

change the hearts of my husband's family and give my husband the

neccesary wisdom to do God's will....

 

Today , there are many couple fighting similar battles and feel it is

easier to succumb to the pressures of this world and go ahead and

commit the grave sin of ending the holy sacramment of matrimony.

Unfortunately... today we also have many elders who have forgotten to

respect the sanctity of a marriage as a divine union and yes there

are also those who respect this union and want their children to hold

on to their vows but we want to seek an easy way out....

 

I believe , Lord Shiva and parvati have given us a perfect example of

a divine union which went beyond a single birth.

I know there are many beliefs linked to Mahashivratri, some say it is

the night Shiva was born, but I choose to believe that this is the

night of the union of the Lord with his ardhangini and in this

chaotic world where we do not have many examples to hold on to our

sacraments of marriage...I thank them for touching my life to do the

same.

 

Prayers and Goodwill,

Silvia.