“Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the child leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the child in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Thursday 15th August 2024 – LUKE 1:39-56.
So, even when an angel of God appeared physically to the Blessed Virgin Mary and gave her the privileged information of been chosen as the mother of God, she still never had any haughty airs about her.
Look here, she wasn’t told that she would bear a child who would become Chairman of a particular Council Area, or a state governor or the president of some country. No!
The angel Gabriel said without mincing words, that without mating, she will yet, conceive and give birth to a son who will be the ruler of the entire universe.
That son of hers would be the King of Kings, the Lord of lords, the Alpha and Omega.
That Son would be called Immanuel – God is with us. That child is going to be the Son of God.
Yet, the Blessed Virgin Mary remained as humble as she was before she received such a revelation. Even an unborn baby that was inside the womb of her host perceived her aura.
Dear friend, do we ever think that if God had wanted to make her into some kind of a deity that once people see her they would cringe and fall prostrate in worship, He wouldn’t have done that?
If not, then, there must be something about humility with God.
We can go on and on in aeons about humility and God.
My dear friend, can’t we all see the power in humility?
Today, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of that model of humility, the day she was assumed into heaven body and soul.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#QUEEN_ASSUMED_INTO_HEAVEN! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
-Akase F. Agabo. 15th Aug. 2024.