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| Oh, Come! Let us adore HIM+ ! |
And Mariam said, Behold the handmaid of the LORD; be it unto me according to Thy Word. And the Angel departed from her. Luke 1:38
Behold, a true Servant of The LORD. Called to receive ignominy, condemnation, and accusations , the Hebrew virgin Mariam gave herself over to do The LORD'S Will.
Her intent: to please The LORD... no matter what happened to her in the future. Stoning. Rejection. Loneliness. No home of her own amongst "decent" society. No husband. No income. Raising a child who would be an outcast, also... even among family.
Yes, The Holy CHILD JESUS growing in her womb as a normal baby would become The Outcast+ of all outcasts.
That is why HE+ could say :
"Come unto ME+ all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I + will give you rest. Take My+ yoke upon you and learn of ME+. For I+ am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls."
Meditation
O Chief SHEPHERD and BISHOP+ of our souls, form in me an unshakable intent to please THEE+, no matter the cost to Self.
Remove from me the lust to control. Make me soft and pliable in Thy Hands. Thy+ Will, O LORD, Thy+ Will ... my goal in Life.
Bless THOU+ O Perfect Savior, Who+ learned obedience by the things THOU+ didst suffer.
Bless THOU+, O Holy ONE+, Who+ was an outcast so that THOU+ couldst welcome all outcasts unto THEE+.
Bless THOU: O FATHER, SON+, and HOLY SPIRIT.
