Week 35 - The Journey
"When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord," and to offer the sacrifice of "a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons," in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord. and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." Luke 2:22-24, 34-35
Our Mother's love. The Son of God being freely given as a offering for our sins. A first born son could be offered into service to God or redeemed for a price. Did Mary and Joesph know Jesus was the Lamb of God, the spotless offering, the redemption price for our sins. Did they know that this was His purpose in life when they went to the temple that day.
I can't answer that with a resounding yes but Mary, our mother, participated in this offering. She knew Mosaic law and practiced it, she knew a price was to be paid. Did she know, as Mother of God, that this offering was for us? In a spiritual sense, I believe she did. God has given her tremendous insight, sin is not part of her nature yet she understood what God intended for her Son.
Some don't give Mary much thought but she lived her life for God, her yes is our yes. The presentation in the temple that day was Our Mother making our sin offering.
What is God saying to me? Mary participated fully.
Dear Father, I am getting an insight into our mother and who she is. We treat her like a 14 year old without much knowledge yet Your glory lived physically within her body, the tender compassion she showed You, she shows us. A mother's love can not be denied even when the child has wandered off, she is fully invested in our salvation. Thank You Father for unwrapping scripture and revealing truth beyond the words. Watch over us this day, keep us under the protective gaze of our Mother, I ask this in Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Queen Mother, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Most Ardent, Pray for us.
Viva Cristo Rey
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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