17. March 19, 2014 -17th Day of Lent

Being a little Child and walking to Jesus with our eternal Mother.

Little children are the living examples that God has set for us. Every now and then when we see them, there will be a reflection of ourselves. Even Jesus has said to us,

“The truth is, you must change your thinking and become like little children. If you don’t do this, you will never enter God’s kingdom. The greatest person in God’s kingdom is the one who makes himself humble like this child.

-Mathew 18:3-4

Being humble like a little child, being innocent in loving like a little child is the pinnacle of perfection. When a little child buds in our mind, a mother, who walk with us each and every second, taking care of us and guiding us in the proper way and who intercede for us will hold our hand and cuddle us in her lap. The loving Mother which our Almighty Father and Jesus gave us- Mother Mary.

When we reflect back, we can bring back memories when our mother held our hands and took us to church. A mother who showed us Jesus, a sincere love who scolded us sometimes when we went wrong. She is an untiring pleader for us to God. With her tears, she gave us the deposit for a bright future. With her sacrifice she built us to the 'We' we are now. Whose prayers which always protected us and is still shielding us.

When we watch during the mass, we can find this mother even now. She holds the hands of her child and make them stand properly in church, when they fall down, she stretches her hand to embrace them. When a child is making noise, the mother quiets them, she pacify them not to cry, she helps them to understand and feel the mass and the Christ in it. Slowly the child learn how to be in Mass, how to fold their hands in prayer, how to pray, how to proceed without a fail and helping in their each step to grow both physically and spiritually towards God. It is through Our Mother that we saw this World first and felt our Lord first.

The same relation we must have with Mother Mary. This is how Jesus gave us Mother Mary. We are little immature children in this world. It is our deep dependency to Mother Mary and through her intercessions that we can win over this world and reach to our Father in the right way as shown by Jesus. 

Any mother who loves her child can sense the pain that Mother Mary suffered when Her only son was rejected by the world, beaten and thrashed with blood, and finally nailed on to the Cross in front of Her. Mary stood in calmness, treasuring Her feelings inside and pondered them in her heart. So serene a Mother ,so calm. In Her calmness and deep prayers of love and devotion to Jesus and Father, She was taken into heaven with angels. Her intercessions are always heard by the heavens. Let us make this Mother our own. Let us, through Her reach God perfectly through Her love.

Let us remember our mother and the eternal one Mother Mary and devote ourselves innocently pleading for Her intercessions and help to win the race of this world, to walk unshakable in Gods love.

Prayer,

Lord help us to humble ourselves as little children and believe in You innocently, cry to You for our faults. Thank You for giving us our mother and Mother Mary. Let us seek guidance from Her and be in Her hands to walk to You through this world and reach You in perfection.

Hail Mary, full of grace.
Our Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary,Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.