an angel visits her . . .
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. . . and
he seems
to know her. The angel has some
surprising news for her. She would inherit a great fortune? . . . NO!
She would become a famous beauty queen? . . . NO!
She would marry a
king?. . .
NO! Better yet, she would become the
Mother of a King!
. . .
WOW!
THE KING OF HEAVEN AND EARTH!!!
Enough
news to startle anyone . . . especially since Mary was not even
married!!! Her visitor was the Angel Gabriel whose name means, "Messenger of
God." He said she had found favor with God and would bear a Son through the
power of the Holy Spirit; but he needed her acceptance. Imagine that!
She was ASKED if she would ACCEPT becoming the Mother of God . . .
THE CR
EATOR
OF THE UNIVERSE!
She
simply replied . . . “I am the handmaid of the Lord.”
We
celebrate Mary’s response on March 25th when she said "Yes." Her
acceptance invited the
implanting of the body, blood, soul and divinity of God’s own Son into her
womb. For nine months her pure sinless body nourished His growing body and brought Him to
full term.
The birth
of the Redeemer clearly marks God’s long awaited New Covenant that invites all
people
to share in His eternal heavenly kingdom. With love for us, Christ
announced His Father’s
message that our redemption was at hand, He worked numerous miracles, healed the
sick, gathered and instructed his followers who recognized His divinity. He
shunned both military and political power and was killed by the religious
leaders out of jealousy. He rose from the dead because He was divine, and
promised that His Church’s leaders (the Pope and universal Bishops) would be
guided by the Holy Spirit when deciding matters of faith and morals.
World
Life Day.com commemorates and encourages everyone to
imitate Mary's "Yes" with our own "Yes" as the Holy Spirit provides the opportunities
for us to
show God how much we love Him. We all have our life
origin from God; we are His servants, His handmaids. Like Mary, our
responsibility as God-loving people is to actively show Him how much we love
Him. We look forward to hearing these words . . .
“Come,
you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation
of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, . . . . I say to
you, as you did for one of these
least brothers of mine, you did for me (Matthew 25:34-41).
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