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A Tribute to Mary, the Mother of Jesus

Mary the Mother of Jesus has probably suffered more than any other woman in the world. What she witnessed on that day - seeing her Son crucified - with the blood, the nails and the spear - had to be the most horrible sight any mother could witness. Think of what it would be like for a mother to see her child tortured and nailed to a cross.

But with this terrible sight of her Son brutalized in front of her, Mary was not in a faint, she was not laying on the ground screaming - she was standing. Jesus looked down at her from the cross, and she was standing: When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son," and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. (John 19:26,27, NIV translation).

Many Christian commentators believe that, in John 19:26, Jesus is referring to John the Apostle, telling Mary that John is to look after her as though he were her son. And, of course, she would be able to look after John as though she were his mother.

I believe Mary knew the fate of her Son for years, and that He must go through the ordeal He accepted, to become a sacrifice for us all. I believe she gathered up strength over the years to get through that day. And I believe one of the reasons God chose her to be the mother of Jesus is because He knew she had that inner strength.

The last time that Joseph, who was Mary's husband and Jesus' adoptive father, is mentioned in the Bible is when Jesus was 12 years old. Joseph is not mentioned as being with Mary at the wedding in Cana. This might mean that Joseph died sometime after Jesus was 12 and sometime before the beginning of Jesus' ministry.

This too brings out the inner strength of Mary. It seems that Mary did not have her husband Joseph with her to lean on as she suffered during the trial and ordeal of her Son Jesus.

Even in the midst of His terrible suffering, though, Mary still had Jesus looking after her welfare, telling Mary and John to regard each other mother and son. He had her welfare near His heart to the very end, just as Mary was there for Jesus to the very end.

I write this comment as a tribute to Mary and to all other mothers who have experienced their own personal tragedies.

By George Konig
September 12, 2004
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