What ought I to say. Eve was the mother of us all, and Jesus was the second
adam. Mary was his mother. As we Christians are all his brothers and
sisters, and as Mary was his mother why is she not our mother as well. I
don't understand this objection. As I feel her to be my mother would
calling her my mother be more appropriate?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: A cinnical attitude
>I think your wording "our mother" gave the impression that we all embrace
>her as our mother, whereas this is not the case. Most on the list would
>freely recognize that Mary had a very special role to play in the life of
>Jesus, but we don't hold her in such high esteem as those of the Catholic
>faith.
>
> Perhaps you also need to respect others' views on the list and be careful
> in how you write these things. None of us want to cause offence, but we
> do all have a belief in what we see to be true ... and that's where most
> of us stand.
>
> --
> Carol
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Angel238" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 4:51 PM
> Subject: Re: A cinnical attitude
>
>
>>I don't want to get into a debate with you as this is not what the list is
>>for. I wanted to make a basic point here which I did. Jesus is my
>>brother, God is my father, and as the mother of Our Lord, mary is my
>>mother. I assumed you felt the same. This list should be understanding
>>of all Christian faiths. We Catholics believe Mary to be our mother.
>>Just leave it at that and regard the point I was trying to make. There
>>had to be a reason God chose her to be one of the first earthly enfluences
>>and to make one of the first empressions on the baby Jesus. This virtue
>>was one of them I feel.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Schwery" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 8:37 AM
>> Subject: Re: A cinnical attitude
>>
>>
>>> Mary is not our mother. As God, He had no mother: as man, He had no
>>> father.
>>>
>>> earlier, Angel238, wrote:
>>>
>>>>This is one of the things for which I admire our mother. She didn't
>>>>seem to fret over things. Rather, she pondered in her heart what was
>>>>meant by occurances and their significance. This is one of the many
>>>>reasons God in his infinite wisdom chose her to be the mother of our
>>>>blessed Lord. This is an virtue we would do well to emulate. It would
>>>>save us much unwelcome stress, and would fill us with much Pease. I
>>>>have fallen short many times of this. Each time our Lord brings me
>>>>through a crisis safely, I vow to practice this virtue and to allow him
>>>>to take care of the troubling situations in my life which beset me.
>>>>Perhaps this will be my new years resolution. I, however, shall just
>>>>continue to try till it happens for me.
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 9:09 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: A cinnical attitude
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Kathy,
>>>>>
>>>>>Well, that's good to know I'm not alone, haw. Strange you should
>>>>>mention
>>>>>Mary. I was thinking of the birth of Christ during Christmas, of
>>>>>course,
>>>>>but that took me, for some reason, to thinking about Mary and how
>>>>>courageous
>>>>>she must have been when Gabriel appeared to her and gave her the news.
>>>>>Then
>>>>>my mind suddenly jumped to the cross and how it must have torn her
>>>>>heart out
>>>>>to see her own son hanging naked on the cross while at the same time,
>>>>>knowing it was for her sins, too. Jesus telling John to take care of
>>>>>her is
>>>>>so powerful to me whenever I think about it.
>>>>>
>>>>>Phil.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>> John
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