Divine motherhood

It is only fitting to begin a new year celebrating a feast that honours Mary of Nazareth, the Mother of God for her divine motherhood. From humble beginnings can God's glory be revealed, and that is what Mary's simple yes is all about.

Sandwiched in between conception and all the years of motherhood must have been moments of fear, anxiety, doubt, despair, mixed in with the joy, pride, hope and resolve that Mary experienced as Jesus grew into adulthood, right up to the agony of witnessing His excruciating death on the Cross.

Father Karol reminded me this morning that a good mother is one who imparts to her child his or her true identity as child of God. And as true children of God, we, too, like Mary, must build His kingdom, by empowering brothers and sisters we encounter in our daily lives. 

Through the incarnation
Divine transcendence became
An intimate immanence
Spirited in our hearts
Sealed by God's kiss
For Mary said yes
to becoming a Mother
Of God, His Son
Who lived among us
Nurtured by her holiness
Her discipleship of Him
Days spent in obscurity
Mundane, growing in mystery
Toward a reality stark
Persecution to eventual death
Motherhood pierced by agony
Salvation impossible to fathom
Supreme faith is necessary
To keep on walking
Like Our Mother
Witness by pondering
Act with grace.