JOURNAL/I AM THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

JOURNAL/I AM THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION




Human Beings do NOT get to pick their parents-but GOD was able to pick the MOTHER of Jesus-and he CHOSE the BEST of the best-Mary


WHILE I did not get to choose my parents-I too have ALWAYS FELT that I had the best of the best-for we were a FAMILY BUILT ON LOVE-and we KNOW that LOVE is the ONLY thing that does not die in this world


And that LOVE of the HOLY FAMILY has not died to this day-Doesn't it make you WISH that more families-IN TODAY'S WORLD were BUILT on that FAMILY LOVE-the love of Mary and Joseph and their SON Jesus


Mary is OUR heavenly mother-and she CONTINUES to embrace this world with maternal warmth and love-MARY shows us what true holiness is


SO TODAY-on the feast of THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION-let us make the effort to show sanctity in our own lives-and tell others about MARY'S MATERNAL WARMTH AND LOVE


















I AM THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION




Do you believe
In the virgin birth
Of Jesus Christ


If you don't
And any of you are a Christian
You should


For it is
The FOUNDATION
Of ALL of CHRISTIAN BELIEF


Jesus was born
While Mary
Was still PURE
Still a virgin


The birth
Was first predicted
In the old testament
In Isaiah


“Again the Lord
Spoke to Ahaz,
'Ask the Lord your God
For a sign


Whether in the deepest depths
Or in the highest heights'


But Ahaz said,
'I will not ask
I will not put
The Lord to the test'


Then Isaiah said,
'Hear now
You house of David


Is it not enough
To try the patience of men
Will you try
The patience of God also


Therefore the Lord himself
Will give you a sign


The VIRGIN
Will be with child
And will give birth
To a SON
And will call him IMMANUEL” Isaiah 7:10-14


A virgin
Will be with a child


Do you believe
IN THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION?


The foundation of God
God was with us
And GOD IS WITH US
And GOD will be FOREVER with us
As he left the Holy Spirit behind
TO LIVE in our hearts


FAST FORWARD to
Over 700 years after Isaiah
And we find THE BIRTH OF JESUS
Described in Matthew and Luke


We find Gabriel
Saying to Mary,


“Do not be afraid-Mary
You have found favor
With God


You will be
With child
And give birth to a son
And you are
To give him
The name Jesus


He will be great
And he will be called
The Son of the MOST HIGH
The Lord God
Will give him the throne
Of his father David


And he will
Reign over the house of Jacob forever
His kingdom
WILL NEVER END” Luke 1:29-34
also recorded in Matthew 1:18-25


I AM THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION


Fast forward
To a little peasant girl-14 years-old
By the name of Bernadette Soubirous
On February 11^th, 1858


The FIRST of 18 visitations


In that vision
Bernadette reported seeing,


“A MOST beautiful woman
Younger and not taller than herself
Dressed in white
A long rosary
Hung from her arm”


And on the third visit
Bernadette was told,


“I AM THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION”


Do you believe?


I HOPE SO
Being it is the foundation
Of Christian thought
and human history


“I AM
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION”


Robert P. Wallman
2-14-14


12-8-14