Hic Sunt Dracones

So today after my last day of class for the summer I wanted to go to the movies. I thought about what i wanted to see but I settled for "There Be Dragons".  I couldve gone to see Thor or something else but for some reason I really wanted to see this movie. The movie was about the life of St. Josehmaria Escriva someone who until now I honestly had never heard of.  He founded an organization called Opus Dei (Gods Work) and was a man of true courage in during the Spanish Civil War. However, I am not blogging to tell you about the movie want to talk about one particular scene.

Josehmaria was in an infirmary speaking to a dying man, someone who had been a family friend and worked in his fathers chocolate factory, he had known the Saint since he was a child. As he lay on his death bed speaking with St. Josehmaria, the Saint laid a Crucifix and some holy oil on the mans nightstand.

The man looked at Josehmaria and said, "That wont work for me, I am Jewish".  Josehmaria replied "The love of my life is Jewish as well."

Then there was a pause and the dyingm an looked into the young priest eyes and tears started to well up in his eyes (and mine as well). The man looked at the young priest and said, "You know I was so scared I was going to die alone."  He reached out and grabbed Josehmaria's hand and asked if he would pray with him, the young priest tightened his grip and started praying in english while the old man started prayingin hebrew.
I started bawling in the movie theater during this scene. For me two things hit me. The first was that God will NEVER abandon his people and two. I want to do what Josehmaria did.  I really cant describe what I felt or what happened in this scene but it was so beautiful and moving all I could do was cry. Maybe its because it reminded me of when my step-dad was in the hospital or maybe it was knowing that God did something amazing through that priest.  I can promise that this scene will never leave my memory it has been branded into my mind. I reccomend that whoever reads this sees the movie There be Dragons. It wont be a movie you ever forget.