I have encountered different people who struggle building
a relationship with the Blessed Mother. Usually their road block is the fact
that Mary was conceived without original sin.
They’ve said to me “of course She could say ‘yes’ to God,” or “She can’t
possibly understand me, I'm attached to sin” or “at least the other saints
had to get over their sinful nature, thus I can possibly follow their lead, but
Mary? How can I compete with that?”
Well, by the grace of God, I don’t see it that way. I
find the news of Mary’s Immaculate Conception all the sweeter for me! When I go
to Mary I am going to someone who has the “power” (She is FULL of grace) and
the “humility” (She cooperated with grace) and therefore, She will care for me
in the best way possible. If our LORD saw fit to put Himself into Her arms,
then wouldn't it be just crazy foolishness for me to think that isn’t good enough
for me?
Awaiting Christ this Advent – and doing it by staying in
MOM’s arms.
“Freedom is something extraordinary and it takes on its
proper meaning only in the posture that Mary assumed during the Annunciation.
She was fully free, and yet with Her entire life She wanted to fulfill God’s
will – She wanted to become the handmaid of the Lord.” (S.C. Biela, Behold, I Stand at the Door and Knock [Ft.
Collins, CO: IAMF, 2005], 53.)
“The call to childlike trust is always leading us to imitate
Mary. Our Heavenly Father wants us to imitate the way Mary lowered Herself
before Him, especially the way that She continually maintained the posture of
servant and slave.20 Mary assumes this posture because She knows
that Her humility and childlike manner lead Her to abandon Herself to God’s
love – a love that is constantly knocking on the door of the human heart.”
(Ibid. 90.)
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