Pope Francis opened the New Year by highlighting the Jan. 1 feast of Mary, Mother of Jesus, the central role women have played in salvation history and that they still have for bringing world peace.
Questioning God may seem like a spiritually dangerous choice. In this devotional, we read about Zechariah, who questioned God and was made unable to speak until the Christ child was born. We also meet Mary, who questioned God and was blessed to give birth to Jesus Christ. So, why the difference? How can we know if our questions are offensive to Him?
she. elizabeth is first person in the new testament who was described to us as filled withhold spirit. with the holy spirit, there something extraordinary about the person. and what she says to mary, is, blessed is she who believes. elizabeth s prophecy she knows that mary is pregnant without being told, she proclaimed mary blessed and mary is awe-struck and bursts forth in mary s song of praise. mary s song of praise called one of the most gorgeous poems in the bible. you would think that mary would say, look what god did for me, i m going to have
shall name him jesus and lord god will give him the david his father and rule over the house of jacob forever. of his kingdom there will be no end. mary said, how can this be. in zechariah and mary s stories, gabe gabriel told them something truly increased credible. more, good news. luke, angel said to her. the holy spirit will come upon you and power of most high will overshadow you, will child to be born will be called holy the son of god, and elizabeth your
the masaia, she does not say any of that. what is important to her is that people know that god who is acting and who me is. remarkable things about him. the love of spiritual mother and daughter framed but also provided actual human embodiment for all of humanitarian, our spirit ual mother share in our joys and sorrows and help us know the unexpected twists and turns in light of our faith, as elizabeth and mary did all those centuries ago. and we ll come to you with a replacement you can trust. man: looks great. tech: that s service on your time. schedule now. singers: safelite repair, safelite replace. and it s easier than ever to get your projects done right. with angi, you can connect with and see ratings and reviews.