Hindsight is always 20/20. I forgot to mention in Yesterday's blog post, that yesterday was the Feast of the Annunciation. The Annunciation commemorates the visiting of the Blessed Virgin Mary by the Angel Gabriel, in which Mary accepts that she will become the Mother of Jesus, by the Power of the Holy Spirit. This is not the Immaculate Conception, a common mistake made by many. The Immaculate Conception talk about Mary's conception, without sin, in the Womb of St. Ann. The Annunciation is the time in which Mary became pregnant with Christ. There is a difference between the two!
The Annunciation stands as a very important example for us. Mary herself is an example in this story, and throughout her life. In this Annunciation, Mary teaches us to be able to accept God's will for our lives. Mary, originally is hesitant, and worries, but, she eventually says, "behold, I am the handmaid of the lord, be it done to me according to thy word". Mary, who hesitates and worries, eventually realizes, this is what God wants for me, and so I will obey him, My God.
In this feast of the Annunciation (or the day after), let us remember the example of faith which Mary had, and which we can ourselves do. That each of us, like Mary are called to follow God's will.
Note about tommorow's blog post and video. I mentioned how we would be talking about Laudato Si', which, is only partially true. I think I hyped it up way to much in the last one, but it's kind of a passing thing, not a deep dive into it. Things have transpired (in my life) since I wrote the script yesterday, that relate to the video, which, I may rewrite or edit what I have already done before the post goes live and finalized as a script and video! No more videos with scattered thoughts anymore, I want to make sure my thoughts and ideas are effectively brought forth.
That's it for today, see you tommorow with a new video (podcast episode) and blog post!
God Bless,
Matthew
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