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Date: | Fri, 1 Dec 1995 11:22:55 -0500 |
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My friend Maria Corona, the wonderful RN/LLLL/LC from El Paso visited Rome a
few years back. She made me a present of two lovely slides she purchased at
a gift shop in the Vatican. They are of stained glass windows in midieval
cathedrals (I don't know where) of Mary breastfeeding the infant Jesus. I
frequently use them at the beginning of presentations because they are so
beautiful and because they provide an opportunity to attach an historical
reference or two to the subject. Being a practicing Catholic, I have a lot
of reverence for the spiritual dimensions of the relationship between Jesus
and His Mother, and the reflection of this in all nusing relationships.
Imagine my surprise when I presented a seminar once and had an evaluation
come back saying that it was appalling bad taste to show Mary with an exposed
breast suckling Jesus. I have often visualized the love of God pouring out as
the milk of human kindness flowing into the trusting mouths of all the babes
of humankind. I loved Jon's post from Martin Luther. It really said it all
on this subject.
Barbara Wilson-Clay, BSE, IBCLC
priv. pract. Austin
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