Elizabeth calls Mary blessed and Mary sings that for generations to come people will call her blessed but think about how the story played out for Mary- Did she feel blessed as her unwed belly grew under the gaze of disapproving others. Did she feel blessed when laboring amongst sheep and straw? Did she feel blessed when her heart dropped realizing she left her 12 year old in Jerusalem? At His arrest did she feel blessed seeing rope dig into the wrists of both God made flesh and the flesh of her flesh? Did she feel blessed when they lifted Him up? “Blessed are you among women chanted the angel Gabriel to Mary. If this is what blessing is, then would anyone blame me if I pass. We often use blessing differently, like: youre so blessed for having a new job, or a new car. When in fact blessedness is being used for God’s purpose more than it’s getting what I want or things being easy. being blessed means seeing God in the world and trusting that God is at work even in things we can’t see, or understand, or imagine - Nadia Bolz Weber -
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 18:50:14 +0000
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