Last week I was privileged to watch the film Mary of Nazareth (I highly recommend to watch if there is a screening) and what stood out to me the most during the film was her humility in each of her encounters.
In my mind it was as if the entire joyful mysteries was turned into a movie. Anyways I’ll skip to what I want to say. The scene was of Mary and extended family going to see Jesus at Simeon’s house. Someone said to Jesus his mother was here and he responded “…For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” The man said to Mary out of embarrassment “see, he doesn’t even acknowledge you as his mother, let’s go” but Mary insisted to stay with her reply,
“I am not here to be with my son, I am here to be with my Lord.”
There she was recognizing that Jesus was more than someone she carried in her womb but as the Lord Almighty himself! Now how does this apply to me? I believe it is reminding me to recognize that I am here to be with the Lord. I am not here because I want to be or have to be, I am choosing to be where I am with the Lord. And when we choose Him, we choose the things He has taught us. There is no other, only what the Lord has given to us. So here I am Lord.
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