Mary Asked How, Not Why. What about You?
What most deeply touches my heart about the Annunciation is that Mary had only one question in response to Gabriel’s request. All she wanted to know was, “How?”
What most deeply touches my heart about the Annunciation is that Mary had only one question in response to Gabriel’s request. All she wanted to know was, “How?”
Whenever the Easter Season rolls around, it gets me wondering how I would have reacted if I’d been the one to discover the empty Tomb instead of Mary Magdalen.Â
I loved the previous two manuals published by Tan – Manual for Marian Devotion and Manual for Eucharistic Adoration – and was not disappointed with this latest in the series.
God is not only creator, but also he is Father. Just as a human helmsman navigates the storm and protects his child, so, too, will the Divine Helmsman navigate the storms of our lives and protect us.
We hear readings from them from time to time during Mass and we see folks quote them on social media, but do we really know what’s in the Wisdom Books and why they matter?
Since I initiated Prayer Requests, the requests have been flowing in from all kinds of people with all kinds of crosses – some are indeed quite heavy. You must have crosses, too. Most people do. Can I pray for you? Can we pray for each other?
That verse, “Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you,” keep echoing in my head and heart. Rise up. Yes, that’s exactly what I want to do for the King this coming year.