II Who is Jesus
Son of God,
one person, two natures
“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be done to me
according to your will.”
(Luke1:38)
A single “yes”, by a single person of faith, her free choice
to become an instrument of God’s plan of salvation changes man’s future and is
the culmination of man’s wanderings to see and know God. Now man sees the face
of God in the person of Jesus Christ.
Man is finally able to know God through His Son, Jesus; to know not just
intellectually, but with the eyes and heart of one with a full commitment to
the Word.
Mary, whose human
body generates new life in her womb, becomes the “new temple”, the “new sanctuary.” It is she who protects, loves and nourishes
the babe who will be the Savior of the world- the Redeemer who comes to bring
all people back to the Creator. With her
ready acceptance of the unknown, her unwavering faith, her great love of God,
Mary stands for man who has been waiting for the coming of the Messiah. She is
man at his apex, man most perfect before God, the one most worthy, “full of
grace.”
Mary’s Magnificat is her reply, is our reply; Mary’s hope is
our hope; Mary’s love is our love; Mary’s joy is our joy; Mary’s journey toward
birth, is our journey of faith.
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