I’ve
never understood the concept
of
being offered a study guide or study session
and
not making use of it.
It
is significantly helpful to have someone
take
this huge bulk of information
and
give you giant hints at the specifics that will be on the test.
So
convenient.
Mary
is sort of like this study session.
She
is the surest and truest way to Christ.
No
hoops to jump through.
No
unnecessary information.
No
trick questions.
Just
a direct connection to Christ.
So
often we just dismiss Mary.
She’s
the mother of Jesus, yeah.
Through
the mystery of the Trinity,
Jesus
and God are one.
She
is the mother of God, okay.
Moving
on.
Right?
But
we’re missing out on so much.
Mary
gave birth to Jesus,
we
know that,
but
we are missing something within that context.
By
giving birth to Jesus,
She
began God’s most important work.
It
was through Her that Jesus came.
He
came to save the world from eternal death.
“The totality of God’s universal plan of Salvation,
through Mary.”
She
raised Jesus as any mother would raise their child.
She
knew Him and understood Him.
She
knew the sound of His voice.
She
knew His likes.
She
knows His heart.
Who
then is a better example of how to help us understand Christ?
To
help us know Christ?
To
help us love Christ?
Well
all know that if you want to really get to know someone,
you
should talk to their mother.
She
will hold nothing back and talk them up a storm.
Why
is Mary any different?
Thing
is,
She
isn’t.
Christ
came to us,
born
of a Virgin.
Christ
came to us,
through
Mary.
We
want Christ.
We
need Christ.
What
better way to get to Christ
than
through His Mother, Mary?
What
better way to have a request granted,
God-willing?
Well,
through the Mother of course!
But
we have a part to play in all of this as well-
“Do
whatever He tells you.”
-John 2:5
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This Lenten blog series is based upon St. Louis de
Montfort's writings. Unless otherwise noted, all the phrases in quotation marks
are taken from the book Jesus Living
in Mary.
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