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Mary, how did you feel?

Luke 9:22
"Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day."

We have been studying Mary, the Mother of Jesus! Specifically we focused on the Magnificat. The poem where Mary praises GOD for His blessing to her and His faithfulness to Israel. She also highlights a series of reversals in which the proud are humbled and the humble are exalted! She is not solely focused on GOD'S goodness to her, she enlarges her views to a contemplation of His goodness and power in general. She also celebrates God for all that He has done for all people. She is good and faithful. She praises GOD and inspires us to worship and praise GOD too!

Mary is arguably one of the most blessed person ever! She inspires us to be more faithful. If we are honest we will examine her life and realize that it was not always easy. Her time being pregnant before she was married was stressful if not traumatic, with family and friends NOT understanding her situation. After Jesus's birth they had to flee to Egypt to keep Jesus safe. No telling what people said to her about her Son once His public ministry began. And, then there is today's verse; "Saying, The Son of man must SUFFER many things, and be REJECTED of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be SLAIN, and be raised the third day." The words of her own Son predicting His brutal future. How did this effect Mary when she hear it? Did it prepare her for living through it? Without a doubt the Holy Ghost came to her and helped her through the toughest times. We need to recognize that being blessed and being chosen is not always easy. It can be more difficult than we are prepared for BUT! GOD will always be there for us. Helping us every step of the way. 


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