Our Back Yard and The Blessed Mother

This summer we put a little statue of Mary in our backyard. It gives me a sense of peace as it reminds me that I have a friend in "high places" who prays for me to her son and my Lord, Jesus. I have no desire to worship this cement statue, pay homage or pray to it, but it reminds that Jesus gave his mom to the Church at the Cross when he turned to John and said, "Son, behold your mother." One could argue that this was just a good and faithful Jewish boy making arrangements to care for his mom since he was leaving her without a family, yet it has always been seen as a more global action on Jesus' part. When Jesus said or did anything in His life, the church has always taken those words to go beyond the context of the moment. For example, at the last supper, Christ broke the bread and gave it to his disciples saying "Take eat, this is my body." We believe that Christ continues to give us His body in the breaking of the bread, just as the disciples on the road to Emmaus had experienced.

One last thought for the day, If Jesus did have brothers, why weren't they at the foot of the cross with Mary and John? Hmmmm.......