Today we shall look at: REDISCOVER YOUR MOTHER
"For Mary fills the pages of Scripture from the beginning of the first book through the end of the last. She was there, in God's plan, from the beginning of time, just as the apostles were, and the Church, and the Savior, and she will be there at the moment everything is fulfilled. Still her motherhood is a discovery waiting to be made." ~Scot Hahn
Mothers are most difficult people to study. They elude our scrutiny. By nature and by definition, they are relational. They can be considered as mothers only in their relationship with their children. Yet as close as nature keeps us to our mothers, they remain mysterious to their children.
As the mother of God, Mary is the mother par excellence. So as mothers are elusive, she will be more so. As mothers give of themselves, she will give more. As mothers point beyond themselves, Mary will to a much greater degree.
A true mother, Mary considers none of her glories her own. After all, she points out, she is only doing God's bidding: "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; Let it be done to me according to your word" (Luke 1:38). Even when she recognizes her superior gifts, she recognizes that they are gifts: "All generations will call me blessed" (Luke 1:48). For her part, Mary's own soul magnifies not herself but the Lord.
For all that She does and all that she is, flows from her relationship with God and her correspondence to His divine plan. She is His mother. She is His spouse. She is His daughter. She is His handmaid.
Let's ponder on these few insights from Scot Hahn in what he termed "Step Up"!
Let's walk with God's people through the moments of creation and fall and the promise of redemption, from the giving of the Law to the establishment of a kingdom. At every turn, we'll find the promise of a homeland, complete with a dazzling queen who is also a mother to her people.
At every turn we'll also find the promise of a home, complete with a mother who is also a powerful intercessor for her children. At the most important stage, we will find a queen mother who alone can complete Christ's kingdom and His Home.
Even if you feel you must start this journey of rediscovering your mother a few space behind, at a distance from history's Most Blessed Mother--- I beg you to keep walking with me, and with Mary, towards our common destination, our common home in the heavenly Jerusalem.
This is just beginning of Mary, Mother of God in the Scriptures.
Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us🙏🏽
#Ave_Maria🧕🏽
#Grace_Abounds💫
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