FOLLOWING MARY!

FOLLOWING MARY


TODAY is the
BLESSED MOTHER'S BIRTHDAY
She was PREPARED by God


And the angel Gabriel
To be the PROTOTYPE
For all God-bearers to FOLLOW


MARY=the BLESSED MOTHER=
Happy BIRTHDAY DEAR Mary=the
MOTHER of Jesus=and the
MOTHER of us ALL


FOLLOWING Mary=
CARRYING Jesus in the HEART


“For those he foreknew
He also PREDESTINED
To be CONFORMED


To the IMAGE of his SON
So that he might BE
the FIRSTBORN=
Among many brothers” Romans 8:28


FOLLOWING MARY=who was the FIRST &
The CLOSEST=
To her SON Jesus


God gave Mary the HIGHEST
CALLING=to CONCEIVE
Of the HOLY SPIRIT


And to CARRY GOD
Under her heart and to nurture
The INFANT JESUS in her arms


CARRYING the Lord=FOLLOWING the Lord
FOLLOWING MARY


“'I am the LORD'S SERVANT,'
Mary answered,
'MAY your word to me
BE FULFILLED'
Then the ANGEL left her” Luke 1:38


Let us ALL FOLLOW God=follow Jesus=
Just like the BLESSED MOTHER DID
The FIRST to follow her SON


“Surely your GOODNESS and LOVE
Will FOLLOW ME
All the days
Of my life


And I will DWELL
In the house of
THE LORD FOREVER” Psalm 23:6


Mary CERTAINLY DID=as she
Was with him-Jesus=ALL
the days of his life


EVEN at the CROSS


The least we can do
IS FOLLOW HER


“Then he said
To them ALL:
'WHOEVER wants to be
My disciple-
MUST deny themselves


And take up their crosses DAILY
And FOLLOW ME” Luke 9:23


Mary certainly did=WHAT are we
GOING TO DO=let us all=
FOLLOW MARY


We too can FOLLOW=
MARY'S HIGH CALLING
We too=can INVITE
Mary and the HOLY SPIRIT
Into our lives


CARRY Jesus=like Mary did
IN your HEART


“But Mary TREASURED up
All these things=
And PONDERED them in HER HEART” Luke 2:19


We use the WORD KINSHIP-
To CONNOTE a connection
By blood-by character-and by affinity=


Jesus IS OUR BROTHER
Mary is OUR MOTHER


Let us FOLLOW Jesus and Mary
ALL the days of our life


HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR Mary!


In the name of Jesus and Mary=and OF GOD=
THE FATHER OF US ALL


Robert P. Wallman
9-7-17



Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Elizabeth Duffy