Morning: Psalm 102; Judges 14:20—15:20; Acts 7:30-43
Eve of St. Mary: Psalm 45; Jeremiah 31:1-14; John 19:23-27
In the Eastern Church, Mary, Jesus’ mother, is called ‘Theotokos’, or ‘God-bearer’, the one who carries God into the world. This does not refer only to her womb, but to her quiet witness to the ministry of her son and the fulfillment of God’s will in him. “Let it be to me according to your word,” Mary says when the angel tells her she will bear Jesus (Luke 1:38). From the Cross, Jesus salutes her faithfulness. Will I be a God-bearer too, and bring him to life in a world that desperately needs his love and justice? Let it be.
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