Mary, Mother of God

i truly feel great sorrow for Christians who do not understand the beautiful role of Mary,
our spiritual mother
according to the early Church fathers
a wrong view of Mary is to have a wrong view of Jesus.
St. Paul told the Galatians "God sent his Son, born of a woman,
then he says, "God sent the spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out 'Abba, Father!'
the early Church knew how important understanding Mary's role was to
 understanding who Jesus really is,
 fully God, fully man..
today is not special because it is the beginning of the new year
if you believe in Jesus as your Lord and Savior,
today is special because it is the celebration of Mary, the Mother of God
which is to celebrate the great mystery of God becoming a man..
the Incarnation
it is all about Jesus!
for some reason, this proclamation by the Church Jesus started offends some Christians
when it should fill all people who love Jesus with great hope and joy!!
the term "Mother of God" appears in the 3rd century Church to describe Mary
why?
because some were saying Jesus was not fully man
and some were saying He was not fully God
The doctrine of the Incarnation was under attack
Understanding Mary's role became vital to right belief in the Trinity
if she is not the Mother of God,
then Jesus is not God
Calling her Mother of God gives glory to Jesus,
Who St. John calls,
"The Word Who was from the beginning".
this is the One Mary carried in her womb of flesh
God gets His flesh from Mary
in this is our hope
we who live in this skin, this humus
She was the first disciple
the first one saved by God through the work of Jesus
the first one to obey Him perfectly,
and especially this should give us hope,
the first one filled with grace..
I ask her daily to pray for me and my family
that we too may be filled with grace
and when i fail,
she lovingly encourages me to keep going
to keep reaching for her Son,
having her as our spiritual mother is an incredible gift of grace
a gift that helps me know and love Jesus more than I could without her..
it's all about Jesus....

wkm
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/saint.aspx?id=1247