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Friday, February 1, 2008

DAY SEVEN: Woman of Understanding

Mary - Woman of Understanding
by Nick Emanuel, Pro Sanctity Board Member and Teacher

Lk 2: 48-51
When they saw Him, they were astonished; and His mother said to Him, "Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, Your father and I have been anxiously looking for You." And He said to them, "Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father's house?" But they did not understand the statement which He had made to them.
And He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and He continued in subjection to them; and His mother treasured all these things in her heart.

Mary may not have understood why her Son did what he did, but in faith she knew it was necessary. How often do we think we need to know the reasons for the events in our lives, how often do we ask, "Why Lord?"

Mary teaches us that true understanding can only come through faith, in believing that God really does seek our infinite good. Rather than persist in asking Jesus his reason for being absent(by the way, how many parents would blow their stack if their adolescent son responded to their questions with questions of his own?), she believes in her Son, accepting his response and treasuring "all these things in her heart."

She shows us true understanding of the ways of God.
Nick

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