October 1, 2010

My Journey to God

Mary’s ‘Yes’

It was not fanfare and trumpet blast
that alerted Mary
to the extraordinary presence of God,
but a gentle, quiet, whispered voice
traveling on light beams and angel’s wings.

The hopes of generations came to rest on Mary …
In Mary …
this woman,
this gentle, faithful keeper of the stories,
pray-er of the Psalms,
greeted by angel’s whispers,
called into the fulfillment of womanhood
by the God who loved her,
touched by the Spirit
moving within her and around her.

Mary, with her questions and concerns,
her rooted beliefs,
sensed a “yes” welling up within her …
a “yes” that set her people on a new journey,
a “yes” that launched her deep
into the mystery and wonder of her God
to ponder the mystery of all that is good,
all that is human,
all that is woman,
all that is holy.

By Sister Susan Marie Lindstrom, O.S.B.

(Benedictine Sister Susan Marie Lindstrom is a member of Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove. She teaches religion and chairs the religion department at Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis, where she also serves as co-sponsor of the senior class.)

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