“Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? No disciple is superior to the teacher; but when fully trained, every disciple will be like his teacher”
On the cross, Jesus left His mother to be our mother as well. Why? Why wasn’t following Jesus’ own example and the Word of God enough?
Mary is the only person in all of human history to be fully human (not fully human and fully divine) and yet be without original sin. She is also a woman. Christ, in his ultimate wisdom, knew that women of this age would need a model of Christianity and femininity. Mary was full of grace so that today’s women can learn what grace is.
I’ve always had difficulty accepting Mary as a foundational figure in the Church, but recently my mama and I have been reading Mary, Teach Me to Be Your Daughter by Megan Madden. It has been transformational in my relationship with Mary and has helped me to recognize what Christ knew all along: we need a human model to lead us toward grace and show us how beautiful unity with Him is on earth, as well as in Heaven.
“On earth as it is in heaven” is not just a phrase prayed quickly during the Our Father, it shows us God’s desire for us to participate in His divine life. And Mary is the perfect Model to lead us closer to her divine Son.
“¿Puede acaso un ciego guiar a otro ciego? ¿No caerán los dos en un hoyo? El discípulo no es superior a su maestro; pero cuando termine su aprendizaje, será como su maestro.”
En la cruz, Jesús dejó a su madre para ser nuestra madre también. ¿Por qué? ¿Por qué no fue suficiente seguir el ejemplo de Jesús y la Palabra de Dios?
María es la única persona en toda la historia de la humanidad que es plenamente humana (no plenamente humana y plenamente divina) pero no tiene pecado original. También es mujer. Cristo, en su sabiduría suprema, sabía que las mujeres de esta época necesitarían un modelo de cristianismo y feminidad. María estaba llena de gracia para que las mujeres de hoy puedan aprender lo que es la gracia.
Siempre me ha costado aceptar a María como una figura fundamental en la Iglesia, pero recientemente mi mamá y yo hemos estado leyendo Mary, Teach Me to Be Your Daughter (María, enséñame a ser tu hija) por Megan Madden. Ha sido transformador en mi relación con María y me ha ayudado a reconocer lo que Cristo siempre supo: necesitamos un modelo humano que nos guíe hacia la gracia y nos muestre la belleza de la unidad con Él, tanto en la tierra como en el cielo.
“En la tierra como en el cielo” no es tan solo una frase que se reza rápidamente durante el Padrenuestro; nos muestra el deseo de Dios de que participemos en su vida divina. Y María es el modelo perfecto para acercarnos a su Hijo divino.
Lily is a Michigan native and cradle Catholic who has spent most of her life exploring her own reasons to embrace her faith fully. She attended Franciscan University of Steubenville, where she discovered the beauty of her personal relationship with Christ and the Church. After college, she worked in Montessori Education for three years and recently transitioned to nannying. She was recently married and spends most of her time reading, and enjoying her dog and family!
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