An Intimate Moment with the Savior's Mother
I cant imagine Mary having to go through this - its like every mother's worst nightmare for their child all rolled into one.... the school bullies picking on your child, your child getting beat to a bloody pulp, not being accepted for who he is, being killed.... and worse yet, there is nothing you can do about it - not one single thing - not a band-aid, a kiss, or even just saying that its all going to be ok.... nothing, but watch as it happens....
how that must have broken her heart
there was only part of the Passion that really got to me b/c it was so unexpected.... Jesus on the way to golgotha, carrying His cross... Mary in the shadows just watching.... and Jesus stumbles and she is instantly taken back to his childhood - Jesus running towards her with all His might and He trips and stumbles, and she runs, scoops Him up and takes care of Him.... but she cant do that now, and oh, how she longs to.....
Often, we think about what a sacrifice it was for Jesus to go through all this pain and humiliation, and what a sacrifice it must have been for the Heavenly Father to have to turn His back on His only begotten Son, but how often do we remember the sacrifice of Mary who had to watch, who couldnt turn away.... and how much courage did that take?
how that must have broken her heart
there was only part of the Passion that really got to me b/c it was so unexpected.... Jesus on the way to golgotha, carrying His cross... Mary in the shadows just watching.... and Jesus stumbles and she is instantly taken back to his childhood - Jesus running towards her with all His might and He trips and stumbles, and she runs, scoops Him up and takes care of Him.... but she cant do that now, and oh, how she longs to.....
Often, we think about what a sacrifice it was for Jesus to go through all this pain and humiliation, and what a sacrifice it must have been for the Heavenly Father to have to turn His back on His only begotten Son, but how often do we remember the sacrifice of Mary who had to watch, who couldnt turn away.... and how much courage did that take?
posted by dangermama at
10:05 AM
2 Comments:
Addie, you're so right. I used to always assume that God let Mary in on a little bit of what was to come but we really don't know that, do we? We only know she knew that He was from the Father and we can only assume she would live to see him returned to the Father. But you're right...to watch what they did and how they did it...I cannot begin to imagine!
By
HeyJules, at 10:45 AM
Jules, she did have an inkling because in Luke 2:35 she is told "...and a sword will pierce even your own soul--to the end that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed."
By
Pilot Mom, at 10:53 AM
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