Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Some might ask what difference it makes to them in their everyday lives that Our Blessed Mother Mary was immaculately conceived without sin in her.
In our lives everyday, we face challenges. When these obstacles in our lives seem so daunting that they feel overwhelming, we can be considerably heartened and strengthened if we ponder the Immaculate Conception.
In the midst of formidable trials, we can be fortified, and can remain on solid rock, if we consider the Immaculate Conception, for it is a sign of God's great love for us. Our Blessed Mother Mary had not yet come into being, and so she had not done anything to merit being conceived without sin in her. She was so conceived purely from the love of God.
God so loved the world that He sent His only Son to us.* God sent His Holy Spirit upon Our Blessed Mother Mary; she conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.** God sent the breath of His love into Mary, she conceived by the power of that love, and Jesus, love incarnate, came forth into the world. God brought love into the world through Jesus, for God is love.***
We can remember this immense love God has for us when we feel we are being overcome by misfortune. If we keep in mind this tremendous love God feels for us, we can remain in peace despite intense tribulation. God gives peace to those who remember His love for them. Amen.
* John 3:16
** Matthew 1:20; Luke 1:35
*** 1 John 4:8,16
In our lives everyday, we face challenges. When these obstacles in our lives seem so daunting that they feel overwhelming, we can be considerably heartened and strengthened if we ponder the Immaculate Conception.
In the midst of formidable trials, we can be fortified, and can remain on solid rock, if we consider the Immaculate Conception, for it is a sign of God's great love for us. Our Blessed Mother Mary had not yet come into being, and so she had not done anything to merit being conceived without sin in her. She was so conceived purely from the love of God.
God so loved the world that He sent His only Son to us.* God sent His Holy Spirit upon Our Blessed Mother Mary; she conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.** God sent the breath of His love into Mary, she conceived by the power of that love, and Jesus, love incarnate, came forth into the world. God brought love into the world through Jesus, for God is love.***
We can remember this immense love God has for us when we feel we are being overcome by misfortune. If we keep in mind this tremendous love God feels for us, we can remain in peace despite intense tribulation. God gives peace to those who remember His love for them. Amen.
* John 3:16
** Matthew 1:20; Luke 1:35
*** 1 John 4:8,16
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