{"id":1439,"date":"2013-12-09T01:00:07","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T07:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nativitycatholicchurch.net\/adult_faith_life\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2013-12-03T09:17:41","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T15:17:41","slug":"spending-advent-with-mary-the-mother-of-jesus-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nativitycatholicchurch.net\/adult_faith_life\/?p=1439","title":{"rendered":"Spending Advent With Mary, The Mother Of Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nativitycatholicchurch.net\/adult_faith_life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/tn_MP9003848811.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1401\" title=\"Spending Advent with Mary the Mother of Jesus\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nativitycatholicchurch.net\/adult_faith_life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/tn_MP9003848811.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a><div class=\"print-this-button-shell\">\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"print-this-button\" onClick=\"parent.location='https:\/\/www.nativitycatholicchurch.net\/adult_faith_life\/?p=1439&printthis=1&printsect=1'\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Print This!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<!-- Print This Section 1 Start -->\n<div class=\"print-this-content\"><\/p>\n<p>December\u00a09, 2013 \u2502<br \/>\nMonday of the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Week of Advent<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Mary\u2019s Awe<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Reflection<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When you read the amazing Gospel story about how astonished the crowds were by Jesus\u2019 power to heal, you have to\u00a0 wonder whether Mary herself, when she heard or saw things like this, must also\u00a0 have been quite in awe. Being in awe is part of our Advent journey \u2013 in awe of\u00a0 the bright lights, saved for this time of year. In awe of the kindness of\u00a0strangers, which this season seems to arouse. In awe of the event we celebrate: God coming to visit us in the person of Jesus Christ, his own son, born of\u00a0 Mary, the Blessed Virgin Mary.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We share in Mary\u2019s Awe, which must have begun that day when she was first visited by God\u2019s messenger, Gabriel. Her awe must surely have continued as she watched her son grow in<br \/>\nwisdom and grace. And then when those first dramatic ministry events unfolded, Mary must have stood among the crowds, marveling at God\u2019s power in this son of hers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This Advent, let yourself be filled with Mary\u2019s Awe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Share with others or ponder alone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What arouses a sense of awe in you?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take action<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Undertake today an act of kindness to someone who is a complete stranger to you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer for today<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>O God, your grace arouses in us a great faith and powerful<br \/>\nsense of awe. Help me see and hear your words and deeds in my own life, and let<br \/>\nthem lead me to a sense of wonder. 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