What was the possibility of little Johnny Bosco turning into a street urchin of his times? (I'm sure there were plenty of them all over the place in the cities running around and getting into all sorts of mischief.) Well, the possibility? Certainly great. Just a cursory glance at his difficult early childhood reveals enough and more reasons why Johnny could have ended up on the streets: father dies when Johnny is just two, the step brother is always breathing heavy on him, the dire poverty of his family, just a ramshackle for a house, no one to support the family, discouragement and despair at all fronts...
Yet, in spite of all these negative circumstances, little Bosco turns out to be the beacon of hope and transformation for the very group he would have easily ended up being a member of. How did this little life take that U-turn? Certainly one cannot deny the role of his mother, Mamma Margaret and her disciplinary upbringing. Add to that the inspirational guidance of Fr Colosso. Top it all, with the resolve of this young lad to make something of his life and his openness to the Divine... his willingness to be led by Jesus and Mother Mary.
I'm sure the Divine is enlightening each one of us too every moment of our life. Wish I was more open to this Divine illumination.
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