Comments on: “Starting Things Up” with the Blessed Mother http://catholicexchange.com/2008/05/31/112718/ Catholic News, Catholic Articles, Catholic Apologetics, Catholic Content, Catholic Information Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Heidi Saxton http://catholicexchange.com/2008/05/31/112718/comment-page-1/#comment-31459 Heidi Saxton Sat, 31 May 2008 11:45:30 +0000 http://www.newcesite.com/2008/05/31/112718/#comment-31459 When I was writing "Behold Your Mother," I was often struck by how Mary remained at once hidden and ahead. She shone light until everyone around her caught on ... then stepped aside so all the attention was focused where it should be: on her Son. In my favorite reflection entitled "Queen of Heaven," Mary reaches heaven and is about to be crowned. And yet, rather than glory in her own "moment," she says to Jesus, "I am a handmaid. I want only to serve You. And yet our children need a Mother more than heaven needs a Queen." And lifting her crown, which trembling sparkled, she laid the gilded beauty at her Savior's feet. "This, my Lord, is yours." The book is available at http://www.christianword.com. When I was writing “Behold Your Mother,” I was often struck by how Mary remained at once hidden and ahead. She shone light until everyone around her caught on … then stepped aside so all the attention was focused where it should be: on her Son.

In my favorite reflection entitled “Queen of Heaven,” Mary reaches heaven and is about to be crowned. And yet, rather than glory in her own “moment,” she says to Jesus,

“I am a handmaid. I want only to serve You.
And yet our children need a Mother more than heaven needs a Queen.”
And lifting her crown, which trembling sparkled,
she laid the gilded beauty at her Savior’s feet.
“This, my Lord, is yours.”

The book is available at http://www.christianword.com.

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