As Mother's Day is drawing to a close I have been thinking that I need to write something for it. Please do not take this to be a dis on our natural mothers, they are great. But there is something we all must remeber that every Christian is an adoptive Son or Daughter of God through Baptism. This means we have life through Christ because we are His brothers and sisters in the spiritual order. We also recieve a great grace that is over looked by many people in the world, her name is Mary. Since, we are Sons and Daughters of God through adoption than we are also Sons and Daughters of Mary through the same adoption because she is the Mother of God. What a great blessing to us all...
Mary herself says, "Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid: for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Because he that is mighty hath done great things to me: and holy is his name. And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him" (Lk. 1:48-50). God in his great wisdom took His humble handmaid and raised her above all other mothers by choosing her to give flesh to His Son. His mercy comes through her flesh in Jesus Christ. In being brought to this glory the humble maid reflects the glory back to God in praising Him. She walked with Christ through His life on Earth and listened to Him teach. She silently watched Him heal the sick, comfort the down cast and bring hope to the hopless; all the while knowing that her heart would be peirced with Him. For she remebered the words of Simeon, "Behold this child is set for the fall and for the resurrection of many in Israel and for a sign which shall be contradicted. And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed" (Lk. 2:34-35). When Christ would have to undergo His suffering, Mary would also go through suffering along side Him but from a distance. She knew He must carry the entire weight of sin, but longed to take the weight from His shoulders. Jesus was a sign and wonder that would be hung on a tree for all to see. He would die and rise, so that we may have life and have it more abundantly.
While still on the cross Christ gave His mother to John to care for and John to His mother to look after. Not as a caretaker, but as a mother and son. Modern society for the most part has lost sight of just what this means. Mary would care for John as if he was of her very own flesh and John would do the same for her. John is a type for all Christians who would come after, he is called the disciple who Jesus loved after all. Jesus loves us all and would do it all again if there was one single person who was in sin. We all recieve Mary with John as our mother as adoptive brothers and sisters of Christ. Mary will care for us and bring our needs to her Divine Son. Being the good Jewish boy that He is, Christ will listen to His mother and honor her. Granting the prayers the she brings to Him by bringing those she advocates for into a deeper union with Himself and revealing His plan for them. Ave Maria! She is our spiritual mother and all generations will indeed call her blessed. This is in no way aduquite for Mary.....
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