Without knowing how God will accomplish all this, Mary opens a space for God to dwell within her, enabling the divine to make a new home within all mankind. Mary makes a physical home for the Holy One in her womb; hers was a unique role. But we too are asked by God to make a dwelling place within ourselves and within our world for the Christ. The circumstances are always messy. It is not in glorious buildings beautifully adorned but in the humblest of persons, in the most difficult of circumstances, that God takes up residence... God dwells most intimately with us, assuring us that we are full of grace and favor, asking us to trust that God can and will bring forth blessing, even if we cannot see how.
--Barbara E. Reid, O.P.
Happy Feast of the Annunciation!
Happy Feast of the Annunciation!
To read Sr. Reid's article, A Dwelling Place for God, click here.
Image source: Sandro Botticelli, Annunciation
http://historylink101.com/art/Sandro_Botticelli/pages/26_Annunciation_jpg.htm
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