When we come to Our Lady, we often don't recognize how much she is our hope. Karl Barth, a famous Protestant Theologian once correctly recognized that the central teaching of the Catholic Church is that on Our Lady. How so? Jesus of course came to save us and to die on the cross for our sins, but if we do not give our YES to Him, then all is for nothing. Jesus cannot save us if we do not give him permission or allow his grace to work in our hearts. Our Lady is the only one who gave a full YES to God. Her YES was so powerful, that it not only was for her, but it was also for all of the rest of humanity. Her YES was able to be the yes for the whole human race. In her YES, we are able to say yes to God. For example, when riding a bicycle, it is much easier if we are following in the draft of another person because they take all of the friction of the wind and allow us to ride with much greater eases. Our Lady is able to take the wind so much in giving her YES to Jesus that it gives us the opportunity to keep up with her Son.
Had the Blessed Mother not given her Yes to God, Jesus would not even have been born and we would not have had salvation. Our yes depends tremendously on hers. She is God's YES to Man and Man's YES to God. Allow the Blessed Mother to place her hands on your heart and join it to her Immacualate Heart so that you can give your full yes to the will of God in your life.
