Why we pray through Mary when we can do it directly through Jesus?
When giving Mother Mary to 'the disciple he loved' the Lord said to him, 'Behold thy mother!' (John 19:25 to 27). He does not say behold 'my mother'(Lord's mother), but says 'your mother (as John's own mother).' Jesus asks the disciple he loved i.e to John the son of Zebedee to take Mary the Lord's mother (Lk 1: 43) as the disciple's own mother, even though we see in the Bible that John already has a mother if his own. This instance in Jn 19:25 to 27 is symbolic of the Lord giving His mother own mother to those of his disciples whom he loves. He gives her to them (us) as "our" own mother. When the Lord gifts us with His mother asking us to take her as our own mother do we ignore Him or do we take her unto our own home like the disciple John did. So in John 19: 25 - 27 Jesus gives Mary as the mother to all those whom He loves. She is the second Eve. Mother Mary does have a place in every disciples lives and homes. It is something given to us by the Lord Himself to follow. Now as to praying to God through our mother. When praying to our mother it a child speaking to his mother. We share. And she does answer. She has appeared in many places with the only intention that she loves her children and does not want them to perish. Can a child keep away from talking to his own mother. Praying directly to God has it's results. But, we also know that the prayer of a sinner is not fully acceptable to God. So, sinners as we are when we pray directly we have no assurance that our prayers will be answered. But we have St. James telling us that 'The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.(James 5:12). And those of us who have enjoyed the fruits of such prayers know from experience that Mother Mary and the saints will not discard our prayers. Hoping that this has been of use to some, by the grace of God. Regards in Christ Jesus, Samji / Dubai _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
