Luke 1:49
The Mighty One has done great things for me--and holy is His name.
Instead of boasting or having a celebration for herself, Our Lady went to serve her cousin Elizabeth in her pregnancy after receiving the news of her own role in salvation history from the angel at the Annunciation -- a testament to her humility. It's also a foreshadowing of her Son: "I came to serve and not to be served."
In her Magnificat, she proclaims the Lord's greatness and not her own. She rejoices. She rembers her lowliness. She recognizes the pure gift and blessing of this call. That she has done nothing to merit any of this, except say "Yes."
When Joseph gives his fiat to the Lord . . . he makes haste to serve Mary. He brings her and her child into the home he built for her. Joseph also hastens to serve and not to be served.
From Consecration to Jesus through Saint Joseph:
An Integrated Look at the Holy Family
(pp. 64 - 65)
Bottaro and Settle
When faced with your own struggles, can you have the humility to serve others and be present to them?
Yes.
Can you rejoice in the Lord in the midst of difficulties?
Yes.
How do the humilty of St. Joseph and Our Lady help you to understand and live humility in your life?
I appreciate even more in their example what it means to live a life of service for God and for other people. It starts with humility. To accept and honor and respect my own littleness in the face of God's glory, God's plans, God's love. In the greatness of God's love, the only rational and true response is to love those God has placed in my love with simple spirit of lowliness and gratitude.
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