THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT MARY
DECEMBER 2012
by Lisa Maki
I want us to look at the life of one great woman in history … a woman specifically chosen by God to be the mother of Jesus.
It is so sad that so many people have misunderstood Mary. Some have made her their God; others have totally forgotten her and the examples she has set as a true daughter of God the Father.
There is something about Mary that we, women, whether mothers or not, men, and young people, can learn from, and this is what I would like to share with you.
Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee named Nazareth. To a girl never having been married and a virgin engaged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, Hail, O favored one (endued with grace)! The Lord is with you! Blessed (favored of God) are you before all other women! But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled and disturbed and confused at what he said and kept revolving in her mind what such a greeting might mean. And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace (free, spontaneous, absolute favor and loving-kindness) with God. And listen! You will become pregnant and will give birth to a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus. He will be great (eminent) and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His forefather David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob throughout the ages; and of His reign there will be no end. And Mary said to the angel, How can this be, since I have no (intimacy with any man as a) husband? Then the angel said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you (like a shining cloud); and so the holy (pure, sinless) Thing (Offspring) which shall be born of you will be called the Son of God (Luke 1:26-34).
God preserved Mary for the purpose of Jesus’ virgin birth. Mary was considered favored. God foreordained her before she was even created. There was nothing about Mary that made her favorable. It was God who chose her.
Mary wondered why she was called favored and blessed. She knew she didn’t do anything to deserve such favor. She probably said to herself … “Are you talking to me”?
I want you to understand something here …
Everything about us was placed by God Himself, to fulfill a specific purpose. I am good in preaching and writing because God called me for this purpose. Thus, He gave me the ability to preach in verbal and written form. It didn’t come from me. Thus, I can’t boast. Nobody can.
Mary was blessed! She was blessed to have been chosen by God to fulfill that specific purpose of being the mother of Jesus. God’s favor upon us makes us blessed.
God’s favor upon us does not come without persecutions from others. When God’s favor is upon you, people will misjudge you … envy you … misunderstand you. This was what the angel meant when he said:
Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace (free, spontaneous, absolute favor and loving-kindness) with God (Luke 1:29)
Following this verse was a message of what was going to take place. This was the good news.
And listen! You will become pregnant and will give birth to a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus. He will be great (eminent) and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His forefather David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob throughout the ages; and of His reign there will be no end.
And this is where the persecution will come …
Then the angel said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you (like a shining cloud); and so the holy (pure, sinless) Thing (Offspring) which shall be born of you will be called the Son of God (v.34).
Imagine how Mary could have felt. She was just quietly sitting one day when the angel visited her to give her that news. First the angel said that she is favored and blessed. Mary wondered why. Then the angel told her not to be afraid. Mary probably wondered why again … why will she be scared?
When God tells me not to be scared, I get scared all the more … because I know that it is a warning that something will happen.
Then the angel tells her the good news … that she will be a mother to a great man … the Son of God. How can you ever fathom such a statement? Mary tried to understand with her limited mind. She then asked: How can this be, since I have no (intimacy with any man as a) husband?
Then the angel told her of her immaculate conception … how the Holy Spirit will be upon her.
I don’t think Mary understood what the angel was saying. Yet, what did Mary say?
Behold, I am the handmaiden of the Lord; let it be done to me according to what you have said. And the angel left her (v.37).
It is human nature, especially women, to ask so many questions. Women try to understand and analyze everything. Mary had this nature too. She is a woman, yet she chose to be quiet and submit to God’s will. This is what “thy will be done” is all about. It is recognizing that God knows what He is doing, even if it is something that we don’t understand. Because of Mary’s submission, God encouraged her.
And listen! Your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is now the sixth month with her who was called barren. For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment (vv.35-36).
And God did not only send Elizabeth to Mary to encourage her. He gave Elizabeth to her to support her.
And it occurred that when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with and controlled by the Holy Spirit. And she cried out with a loud cry, and then exclaimed, Blessed (favor of God) above all other women are you! And blessed is the Fruit of your womb!
And how (have I deserved that this honor should) be granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, the instant the sound of your salutation reached my years, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed (happy, to be envied) is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her from the Lord (vv.40-44).
When we submit to God, in accordance to His will, even if it is something that we don’t understand, He sends us somebody or some people who will be there for us … people who will stand by us … people who will share our vision. Why? Because He knows that we will be facing oppositions once we receive our calling from Him.
When Mary heard of this good news about her cousin, she didn’t waste time. She went to Elizabeth right away. She didn’t go to everyone, telling them what happened. She only went to the person that God sent to her life … the person who will understand her. And when Mary greeted Elizabeth, her baby, John the Baptist, leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled and controlled by the Holy Spirit.
It is the Holy Spirit’s anointing that will confirm with us whether someone was sent by God in our lives or not. So many people will claim that they were sent by God to you, or they were led by God to tell you something. It is the Holy Spirit who will confirm with you. But then you have to be able to discern.
Elizabeth recognized the special calling that Mary had from God. The Holy Spirit confirmed it.
His anointing was upon Mary. Elizabeth sensed it so strongly and she respected and honored it.
And she cried out with a loud cry, and then exclaimed, Blessed (favor of God) above all other women are you! And blessed is the Fruit of your womb! And how (have I deserved that this honor should) be granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, the instant the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy (vv. 41-43).
When God sends us people that He anointed, we should give due honor and respect to them. These people are those who minister to you, who counsel you, who mentor you.
Elizabeth further said to Mary …
And blessed (happy, to be envied) is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her from the Lord.
Mary was considered blessed because she had faith in God. She never questioned nor doubted anything that the angel told her.
Why do you think did Mary have that kind of faith? How come Mary never questioned? Don’t you think Mary already knew? Don’t you think she already had a stirring up long before it happened? Mary knew about the prophesy on the Messiah and Savior of the world. She knew the Word of God. She had a relationship with God.
We will only discover our calling if we have a close relationship with God. It is our sensitivity to God’s voice that will make us know. Our calling has been placed by God in our hearts when we were born. This is our purpose in this world. Unless we are connected to the source of this purpose, we will never discover it.
Mary knew her purpose. She already felt it but just didn’t know it so clearly, until the angel came to her.
Let us go back to Mary’s visit to Elizabeth. After Elizabeth paid respect and honor to her, Mary said:
My soul magnifies and extols the Lord, And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For He has looked upon the low station and humiliation of His handmaiden. For behold, from now on all generations (of all ages) will call me blessed and declare me happy and to be envied! For He who is almighty has done great things for me – and holy is His name (to be venerated in His purity, majesty and glory)!
See how God encourages us when we submit to His will? See how He lifts us up and exalts us?
We don’t know how scared Mary must have felt. How could she explain to Joseph that she got pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit? What will others think when they see her stomach getting big? She must have thought that Joseph will leave her … and if that happens, she will be humiliated. She needed someone who will support her. This is the reason why she didn’t delay going to Elizabeth. After Elizabeth gave her due honor, Mary not only felt relieved. She felt vindicated.
When we receive a vision from the Lord and realize our calling, most people, even those close to us, even Christians themselves, will not agree with us. Some will even oppose us. But if we pursue and do what God is asking us to do, He will start exalting us. When people start seeing the vision and the results, we get exalted and vindicated at the same time.
Let me bring you now to Luke 2:11-19.
For to you is born this day in the town of David a Savior, Who is Christ (the Messiah) the Lord! And this will be a sign for you (by which you will recognize Him): you will find (after searching) a Baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. Then suddenly there appeared with the angel an army of the troops of heaven praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is well pleased. When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us. So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Baby lying in the manger. And when they saw it, they made known what had been told them concerning this Child, And all who heard it were astounded and marveled at what the shepherds told them. But Mary was keeping within herself all these things, weighing and pondering them in her heart.
Everything that happened from the day the angel spoke to her until that day was so overwhelming for Mary. It says here that she kept things within herself. She never discussed it with anyone. She weighed things, meaning she exercised discernment. She pondered everything in her heart, meaning she carefully thought about things. She had mixed thoughts and emotions.
Gratefulness for the favor upon her, yet fear of more oppositions … excitement about her new role as mother, yet confusion as to what will really happen … understanding of her calling, yet more questions about what is to come.
She could have announced excitedly to everyone about what God said about her Son, Jesus. She could have shrunk in fear over what is going to take place. She could have complained to God. All these things were going on inside her. Yet she chose to be still. She didn’t want to react wrongfully.
What a character!
It is human nature to be reactive. We react based on what we feel, hear, and see. We react based on what is presented to us. We are always dictated by our emotions.
A matured Christian always uses her better judgment, as led by the Spirit of God. She is not reactive. She is not dictated by her emotions. She moves as God leads him, not as her emotions lead her. It doesn’t mean that she will not feel different hosts of emotions.
Mary felt all of them. Yet, she didn’t react. That is the difference. She chose to submit all her emotions, thoughts, and feelings to God. That is what surrender and submission is all about. And this is the trait of Mary that I want all of us to learn from.
All throughout Jesus’ life, Mary just kept and guarded things in her heart. She must have felt hurt so many times … yet she chose to submit to God’s will. When she looked for Jesus for 3 days, when Jesus was 12, she told Him, when they finally found Him …
Child, why have You treated us like this? Here Your father and I have been anxiously looking for You (distressed and tormented). And He said to them, How is it that you had to look for Me? Did you not see and know that it is necessary for Me to be in My Father’s house and about My Father’s business? But they did not comprehend what He was saying to them. And He went down with them and came to Nazareth and was (habitually) obedient to them; and his mother kept and closely and persistently guarded all these things in her heart (Luke 2:48-51).
And then there was the wedding at Cana.
On the third day there was a wedding at Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus was also invited with His disciples to the wedding. And when the wine was all gone, the mother of Jesus said to Him, They have no more wine! Jesus said to her, (Dear) woman, what is that to you and to Me? (What have we in common? Leave it to Me.) My time (hour to act) has not yet come. His mother said to the servants, Whatever He says to you, do it (John 2:1-5).
Can you imagine your son saying these words to you? How would you feel?
Mary’s son was her Savior. She knew it but she couldn’t grasp so well. She carried this man in her arms. She nursed Him. Now, He is her Lord. And how about during Jesus’ death?
And by the cross of Jesus stood His mother (Jn. 19:25) …
What do you think did Mary feel? There was her Son, the Son whom she nurtured … now He is on the cross, dying. And she couldn’t do anything. This was the day that she was waiting for – the day that she was waiting for in anticipation and fear at the same time … joy for the salvation of man, grief for the death of her Son.
What more can be more difficult for a mother than to see her child die? Mary knew that she was just a steward. Yet, it was not easy to accept. But, she still kept everything in her heart and simply submitted and obeyed. Indeed, there was something about Mary that all of us should learn from and even imitate. Her submission to God was unquestionable. Her surrender was total. Her commitment to her calling was undaunted. Her faith in God was unshaken.
What has God called you to do? Why are you here today? Do you know? If you don’t know, then you should start seeking. If you know, what are you doing about it? Just like Mary, you don’t have to understand … Just like Mary, you don’t have to tell everyone about what you’re going through. Keep it to yourself. If you are worried, pour out your emotions to God. Just accept and be still. And out of your submission will come your exaltation.
It is so sad that so many people have misunderstood Mary. Some have made her their God; others have totally forgotten her and the examples she has set as a true daughter of God the Father.
There is something about Mary that we, women, whether mothers or not, men, and young people, can learn from, and this is what I would like to share with you.
Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee named Nazareth. To a girl never having been married and a virgin engaged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, Hail, O favored one (endued with grace)! The Lord is with you! Blessed (favored of God) are you before all other women! But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled and disturbed and confused at what he said and kept revolving in her mind what such a greeting might mean. And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace (free, spontaneous, absolute favor and loving-kindness) with God. And listen! You will become pregnant and will give birth to a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus. He will be great (eminent) and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His forefather David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob throughout the ages; and of His reign there will be no end. And Mary said to the angel, How can this be, since I have no (intimacy with any man as a) husband? Then the angel said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you (like a shining cloud); and so the holy (pure, sinless) Thing (Offspring) which shall be born of you will be called the Son of God (Luke 1:26-34).
God preserved Mary for the purpose of Jesus’ virgin birth. Mary was considered favored. God foreordained her before she was even created. There was nothing about Mary that made her favorable. It was God who chose her.
Mary wondered why she was called favored and blessed. She knew she didn’t do anything to deserve such favor. She probably said to herself … “Are you talking to me”?
I want you to understand something here …
Everything about us was placed by God Himself, to fulfill a specific purpose. I am good in preaching and writing because God called me for this purpose. Thus, He gave me the ability to preach in verbal and written form. It didn’t come from me. Thus, I can’t boast. Nobody can.
Mary was blessed! She was blessed to have been chosen by God to fulfill that specific purpose of being the mother of Jesus. God’s favor upon us makes us blessed.
God’s favor upon us does not come without persecutions from others. When God’s favor is upon you, people will misjudge you … envy you … misunderstand you. This was what the angel meant when he said:
Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace (free, spontaneous, absolute favor and loving-kindness) with God (Luke 1:29)
Following this verse was a message of what was going to take place. This was the good news.
And listen! You will become pregnant and will give birth to a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus. He will be great (eminent) and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His forefather David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob throughout the ages; and of His reign there will be no end.
And this is where the persecution will come …
Then the angel said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you (like a shining cloud); and so the holy (pure, sinless) Thing (Offspring) which shall be born of you will be called the Son of God (v.34).
Imagine how Mary could have felt. She was just quietly sitting one day when the angel visited her to give her that news. First the angel said that she is favored and blessed. Mary wondered why. Then the angel told her not to be afraid. Mary probably wondered why again … why will she be scared?
When God tells me not to be scared, I get scared all the more … because I know that it is a warning that something will happen.
Then the angel tells her the good news … that she will be a mother to a great man … the Son of God. How can you ever fathom such a statement? Mary tried to understand with her limited mind. She then asked: How can this be, since I have no (intimacy with any man as a) husband?
Then the angel told her of her immaculate conception … how the Holy Spirit will be upon her.
I don’t think Mary understood what the angel was saying. Yet, what did Mary say?
Behold, I am the handmaiden of the Lord; let it be done to me according to what you have said. And the angel left her (v.37).
It is human nature, especially women, to ask so many questions. Women try to understand and analyze everything. Mary had this nature too. She is a woman, yet she chose to be quiet and submit to God’s will. This is what “thy will be done” is all about. It is recognizing that God knows what He is doing, even if it is something that we don’t understand. Because of Mary’s submission, God encouraged her.
And listen! Your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is now the sixth month with her who was called barren. For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment (vv.35-36).
And God did not only send Elizabeth to Mary to encourage her. He gave Elizabeth to her to support her.
And it occurred that when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with and controlled by the Holy Spirit. And she cried out with a loud cry, and then exclaimed, Blessed (favor of God) above all other women are you! And blessed is the Fruit of your womb!
And how (have I deserved that this honor should) be granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, the instant the sound of your salutation reached my years, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed (happy, to be envied) is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her from the Lord (vv.40-44).
When we submit to God, in accordance to His will, even if it is something that we don’t understand, He sends us somebody or some people who will be there for us … people who will stand by us … people who will share our vision. Why? Because He knows that we will be facing oppositions once we receive our calling from Him.
When Mary heard of this good news about her cousin, she didn’t waste time. She went to Elizabeth right away. She didn’t go to everyone, telling them what happened. She only went to the person that God sent to her life … the person who will understand her. And when Mary greeted Elizabeth, her baby, John the Baptist, leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled and controlled by the Holy Spirit.
It is the Holy Spirit’s anointing that will confirm with us whether someone was sent by God in our lives or not. So many people will claim that they were sent by God to you, or they were led by God to tell you something. It is the Holy Spirit who will confirm with you. But then you have to be able to discern.
Elizabeth recognized the special calling that Mary had from God. The Holy Spirit confirmed it.
His anointing was upon Mary. Elizabeth sensed it so strongly and she respected and honored it.
And she cried out with a loud cry, and then exclaimed, Blessed (favor of God) above all other women are you! And blessed is the Fruit of your womb! And how (have I deserved that this honor should) be granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, the instant the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy (vv. 41-43).
When God sends us people that He anointed, we should give due honor and respect to them. These people are those who minister to you, who counsel you, who mentor you.
Elizabeth further said to Mary …
And blessed (happy, to be envied) is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her from the Lord.
Mary was considered blessed because she had faith in God. She never questioned nor doubted anything that the angel told her.
Why do you think did Mary have that kind of faith? How come Mary never questioned? Don’t you think Mary already knew? Don’t you think she already had a stirring up long before it happened? Mary knew about the prophesy on the Messiah and Savior of the world. She knew the Word of God. She had a relationship with God.
We will only discover our calling if we have a close relationship with God. It is our sensitivity to God’s voice that will make us know. Our calling has been placed by God in our hearts when we were born. This is our purpose in this world. Unless we are connected to the source of this purpose, we will never discover it.
Mary knew her purpose. She already felt it but just didn’t know it so clearly, until the angel came to her.
Let us go back to Mary’s visit to Elizabeth. After Elizabeth paid respect and honor to her, Mary said:
My soul magnifies and extols the Lord, And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For He has looked upon the low station and humiliation of His handmaiden. For behold, from now on all generations (of all ages) will call me blessed and declare me happy and to be envied! For He who is almighty has done great things for me – and holy is His name (to be venerated in His purity, majesty and glory)!
See how God encourages us when we submit to His will? See how He lifts us up and exalts us?
We don’t know how scared Mary must have felt. How could she explain to Joseph that she got pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit? What will others think when they see her stomach getting big? She must have thought that Joseph will leave her … and if that happens, she will be humiliated. She needed someone who will support her. This is the reason why she didn’t delay going to Elizabeth. After Elizabeth gave her due honor, Mary not only felt relieved. She felt vindicated.
When we receive a vision from the Lord and realize our calling, most people, even those close to us, even Christians themselves, will not agree with us. Some will even oppose us. But if we pursue and do what God is asking us to do, He will start exalting us. When people start seeing the vision and the results, we get exalted and vindicated at the same time.
Let me bring you now to Luke 2:11-19.
For to you is born this day in the town of David a Savior, Who is Christ (the Messiah) the Lord! And this will be a sign for you (by which you will recognize Him): you will find (after searching) a Baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. Then suddenly there appeared with the angel an army of the troops of heaven praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is well pleased. When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us. So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Baby lying in the manger. And when they saw it, they made known what had been told them concerning this Child, And all who heard it were astounded and marveled at what the shepherds told them. But Mary was keeping within herself all these things, weighing and pondering them in her heart.
Everything that happened from the day the angel spoke to her until that day was so overwhelming for Mary. It says here that she kept things within herself. She never discussed it with anyone. She weighed things, meaning she exercised discernment. She pondered everything in her heart, meaning she carefully thought about things. She had mixed thoughts and emotions.
Gratefulness for the favor upon her, yet fear of more oppositions … excitement about her new role as mother, yet confusion as to what will really happen … understanding of her calling, yet more questions about what is to come.
She could have announced excitedly to everyone about what God said about her Son, Jesus. She could have shrunk in fear over what is going to take place. She could have complained to God. All these things were going on inside her. Yet she chose to be still. She didn’t want to react wrongfully.
What a character!
It is human nature to be reactive. We react based on what we feel, hear, and see. We react based on what is presented to us. We are always dictated by our emotions.
A matured Christian always uses her better judgment, as led by the Spirit of God. She is not reactive. She is not dictated by her emotions. She moves as God leads him, not as her emotions lead her. It doesn’t mean that she will not feel different hosts of emotions.
Mary felt all of them. Yet, she didn’t react. That is the difference. She chose to submit all her emotions, thoughts, and feelings to God. That is what surrender and submission is all about. And this is the trait of Mary that I want all of us to learn from.
All throughout Jesus’ life, Mary just kept and guarded things in her heart. She must have felt hurt so many times … yet she chose to submit to God’s will. When she looked for Jesus for 3 days, when Jesus was 12, she told Him, when they finally found Him …
Child, why have You treated us like this? Here Your father and I have been anxiously looking for You (distressed and tormented). And He said to them, How is it that you had to look for Me? Did you not see and know that it is necessary for Me to be in My Father’s house and about My Father’s business? But they did not comprehend what He was saying to them. And He went down with them and came to Nazareth and was (habitually) obedient to them; and his mother kept and closely and persistently guarded all these things in her heart (Luke 2:48-51).
And then there was the wedding at Cana.
On the third day there was a wedding at Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus was also invited with His disciples to the wedding. And when the wine was all gone, the mother of Jesus said to Him, They have no more wine! Jesus said to her, (Dear) woman, what is that to you and to Me? (What have we in common? Leave it to Me.) My time (hour to act) has not yet come. His mother said to the servants, Whatever He says to you, do it (John 2:1-5).
Can you imagine your son saying these words to you? How would you feel?
Mary’s son was her Savior. She knew it but she couldn’t grasp so well. She carried this man in her arms. She nursed Him. Now, He is her Lord. And how about during Jesus’ death?
And by the cross of Jesus stood His mother (Jn. 19:25) …
What do you think did Mary feel? There was her Son, the Son whom she nurtured … now He is on the cross, dying. And she couldn’t do anything. This was the day that she was waiting for – the day that she was waiting for in anticipation and fear at the same time … joy for the salvation of man, grief for the death of her Son.
What more can be more difficult for a mother than to see her child die? Mary knew that she was just a steward. Yet, it was not easy to accept. But, she still kept everything in her heart and simply submitted and obeyed. Indeed, there was something about Mary that all of us should learn from and even imitate. Her submission to God was unquestionable. Her surrender was total. Her commitment to her calling was undaunted. Her faith in God was unshaken.
What has God called you to do? Why are you here today? Do you know? If you don’t know, then you should start seeking. If you know, what are you doing about it? Just like Mary, you don’t have to understand … Just like Mary, you don’t have to tell everyone about what you’re going through. Keep it to yourself. If you are worried, pour out your emotions to God. Just accept and be still. And out of your submission will come your exaltation.
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