“Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant.” (Luke 1:38, NLT)
Dear Jesus,
What a remarkable person she was, your mother. Help me to hear beyond the liturgical familiarity of those words to their far-reaching implications.
The honor bestowed on her was staggering. So was the responsibility. To be the one not only to bear you but to protect you, raise you, teach you.
I pray that even across so many centuries she could teach me too. There is much I could learn from her. What wonderful things would be birthed in my life if only I could learn to pray, “I am your servant. May it be to me as you say.”
If I learn nothing else from her, those words have given me a model not only how to pray but how to live…
(from Moments With The Savior by Ken Gire)
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Oh, Joanne, may we too find grace to respond as Mary did, whatever assignment comes our way.
There is so much to learn from Mary’s humble and submissive response to this HUGE and HARD thing God had assigned her to do. Thank you, Joanne, for this reminder to have that same kind of heart.
thanks for this quote. and the reminder to serve.