Mary Mother of God

I have to confess that it has been a long time since I listened to a homily during mass and got the message that goes beyond what the mind understands and right into one's heart. This newly ordained priest truly celebrated mass, singing parts of the Eucharist and singing it so that God had no choice but to stop what He was doing and listen to this robed man offering Him praise, thanks, and glory.Then he asked why we venerate Mary, the Mother of God. I thought it was obvious... she was the mother of God.

Apparently not. When the shepherds found Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus laying in the manger, "they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart." Long before Mary became Mother of God, Mary became a disciple of God."Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to your word." Long before she accepted God the Son in her womb, she accepted God the Father in her heart. And that is why we should venerate Mary, first for receiving God in her heart, second for accepting Him in her womb. How cool is that?