Motherhood: From Fairytale to Reality
A Glimpse into Mary’s Life as the Mother of Jesus
Mary was not….
- A mediator between God & men
- To be worshiped, enshrined, or idolized
- A perpetual virgin
- Sinless (Immaculate Conception, 1854)
- Bodily ascended into Heaven (Assumption, 1950)
A Mother in Tough Circumstances: Luke 1:26-38
- “But she was greatly troubled…” v.29
- “Do not be afraid, Mary…” v.30
- “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” v.34
- "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife” (Matthew 1:20)
- “And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother…’and a sword will pierce through your own soul also’”(Luke 2:34-35)
- “And when his parents saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, ‘Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.’ [49] And he said to them, ‘Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?’ [50] And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them.” (Luke 2:48-50)
- “you have found favor with God” v.30
- “For nothing will be impossible with God.” V.37
- “that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.”(Matt.1:20)
- “For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed [49] he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.” (Luke 1:48-49)
- “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” v.38
- “My soul magnifies the Lord, [47] and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior (Luke 1:46-47)
- And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (Luke 2:22)
- And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him. (Luke 2:40)
- “When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” [4] And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” [5] His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” v.3-5
- “And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! [50] For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” V.49-50
- “his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.” (Luke 2:51)
- “but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. [26] When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold, your son!’ [27] Then he said to the disciple, ‘Behold, your mother!’ And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.”
- “And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.” (Matthew 1:19)
- “knew her not until he had given birth to a son.” (Matt.1:24)