We’ve all had the experience of sharing news with a friend or family member and hearing their reassuring response, “Oh, I’m praying for you!” It’s what loved ones do, and how comforting that is. Now picture waking up in heaven. What might you experience? For the first time you meet your extended family – the Communion of Saints. So many men and women who came before you and who have been cheering you on these many years, without you ever knowing it. Have they been praying for you too? Of course they have, they’re family! And who might be the first to welcome you? Who but the one closest to Jesus – His mother, Mary, who is not just an historical figure, but is very much alive and waiting to embrace you as only a mother can. Mary understands your human heart. She knows the joys and sorrows, hardships and cherished moments of family life. Jesus desires us to always be under the protecting gaze of a mother, so He entrusted each of us to Mary, with His words from the Cross: “Woman, behold, your Son… Behold your mother.”- Jn 19. This is Mary. She looks upon you and loves you deeply. She is your mother.
Originally printed in IMPRINT Magazine Spring 2014.
