Just musing . . .
The more I think about it--dangerous I know--the more I'm convinced
that when Jesus called His mother Mary, "Woman," it was a name of
endearment and reminder. Reminder of what you say? A reminder of who He
was and who she was. He was "the seed of the woman" come to be bruised
by the Serpent, but to, in the process, crush the Serpent. (He has
been crushed, you know!) She was the
"Woman" God had graciously selected to be the mother of His Son. That
assignment brought mystery, joy, and sorrow into her life. I'm thinking
she needed encouraging reminders. Don't you love Gabriel's greeting to
Mary, "Hail, oh woman greatly blessed." And, "Mary, you have found favor
with God." Think she ever forgot that moment and those words? "Oh
woman greatly blessed." I think our God of encouragement was eager to
keep reminding Mary of her blessing and of the mission of her Son.
Aren't you delighted when God's Spirit brings to your heart and mind
words of encouragement?
(And while I'm musing, I wish the Lord
had shared with us the moment when He found Himself in His mother's
arms after His resurrection. I bet I know what He called her.)
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