Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

Saturday, March 26, 2011

The Annunciation: the deep humility of God meets that of the Blessed Mother


These are just some very simple and yet profound meditations from the feast of the Annunciation just a few days ago.  Think about this: how is it that God would take the time to make creation? to create humans? to bother making a plan to save us from our sins? to send an Angel to Mary? to create Angels in the first place?  All these acts of God require his time and are more trouble to him than it would seem.  Why couldn't God just snap his fingers and fix everything, where instead he not only creates us but redeems us in such a way that it brings you to tears when you deeply meditate on the life of the Jesus & Mary.  What tremendous humility that not only does God take the time to make creation, he also allows us to participate in it and redeems us in such a beautiful way that it captivates our imagination.  After all, this is the infinite God, the omnipotent God, the everpresent God, and yet the characteristics of him that most shine out are that of mercy and humility.  Not only does God go through all this trouble for us, but he does so in such a way as to remain quite hidden.  God doesn't walk into a room and say, "hey everybody, look at me, look at my new haircut, aren't I awesome?" If anything, he makes it quite difficult for us to sense his presence!  There are people who blatantly deny his existence and God simply remains there, quiet, waiting, patiently....

You only have to remain quiet for a moment and observe the beauty of nature around to begin to understand how humble and gentle God is, how self-effacing, and how non-threatening....  Can we be afraid of a God who barely whispers when he talks and  yet somehow is able to create the entire universe out of nothing? 
The ineffable humility of God is only transcended by the sublime humility of Jesus & Mary, the two most important and influential people in the history of all humanity and yet they deman no accolades, no awards, and force no one to love them.  Yet their self-giving and a sacrificial love has drawn billions of people towards them....It is a difficult road to Jesus & Mary, yet their humility continuously draws us and in facts shows us the way to arrive at them safely and quickly.  There is no greater humility and love that that of Jesus & Mary, the Godman and the woman fully tranformed by God....may we always seek to imitate their example and beg for her intercession and His grace...