(The Way And in the meantime, as Levertov puts it in her bold, brief line: God waited. The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. It's not discouraging so much as just a bit mind boggling. Well aware of the messianic prophecies, on which she has often meditated, Mary understands that she is to be the Mother of the Messiah. I love the Magnificat and I love Levertov's poem because they demonstrate, in Levertov's words, Mary's profound 'compassion and intelligence', qualities that lay at the heart of her courageous yes to the angel. facebook; twitter; whatsapp; print; email; epub; kindle; The most important conversation in history took place in a small house in Nazareth. The painting was restored in 1987. In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent to Nazareth, to a Virgin called Mary who was betrothed to a carpenter named Joseph. It was formerly in the Cestello Church in Florence as an altarpiece. (Lk For everything in Mary's life was an occasion and a motive to carry on a constant dialogue with God. Her intelligence lay in her keen sight, her recognition that the coming of this blessed baby meant joy and salvation beyond imagination, and also the start of a great struggle as God arrived to confront the darkness, to contend with the 'mighty on their thrones'. Galleria degli Uffizi – Florence. Mary, as Levertov puts it, was free/ to accept or to refuse, choice/ integral to humanness. Then bring to birth, push out into air, a Man-child needing, like any other, milk and love–but who was God.This was the moment no one speaks of,when she could still refuse.A breath unbreathed, Spirit, suspended, waiting. On this side of time though, I hope that I can grow ever more like her in that intelligent recognition of God's work, that joining of God's love and will, that acceptance of the Almighty into the core of her being. The fifth reflection on our Lady’s life. Arrived on solemn grandeur of great wings, the angelic ambassador, standing or hovering,whom she acknowledges, a guest.But we are told of meek obedience. Some unwillingly undertake great destinies, enact them in sullen pride, uncomprehending.More often those moments when roads of light and storm open from darkness in a man or woman, are turned away from in dread, in a wave of weakness, in despair and with relief.Ordinary lives continue. (Jn Life of Mary 03/17/2014. 'be it done'—you have made us brothers of God and heirs to his glory. With that word of yours—fiat, And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt amongst us 1:14). It has to feel right. But what a woman. Many artists… St. Gabriel then informs her of the divine way in which motherhood and virginity will unite in her womb: (Lk Annunciation. I love Mary a little more each year. Cestello Annunciation, 1490 by Sandro Botticelli Click Image to view detail. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. This is a part of the Wikipedia article used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA). 1:35-37). Life of Mary (V): The Annunciation. Certainly, she wants to serve God with all her heart and soul. Not only the angel's sudden appearance, but also what he says causes her to be perplexed.
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