THE ONES HE CHOSE

PRAYER MOMENT  

Tuesday 8 September 2015, Mary’s Birthday

THE ONES HE CHOSE

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “They are the ones he chose specially long ago and intended to become true images of his Son, so that his Son might be the eldest of many brothers.” (Romans 8:28-30)

Reflection. A thrill runs through this minor feast of Mary as we realise this is the first step in the process that will eventually lead to the Incarnation and the Paschal mystery. After aeons of preparation the time has come for the great events. Paul writes that it was a choice and a call that led to this young person becoming the mother of Jesus, God among us. We ponder this today as we see God acting decisively in our history to bring about the great raising of men and women to the dignity they were always destined for. That choice continues to fall on us and call us to rise to the task of bearing the likeness of the One in whose image we are made and giving witness to a world struggling to find its true way.  

Prayer. Lord, we rejoice in the birth of Mary, the humble young woman of Nazareth who became your Mother and our Mother. May we draw courage from her so that your will is done in us as it was in her. Amen.