What a great post! I love the ending: "Like Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows, broken-hearted mothers let their grief compel them to action. Instead of letting despair overcome them, they set out to pursue life for others. The Resurrection makes all the difference to us who mourn. Life always wins."
I wonder how Mary experienced (if she was still alive then) the death of her other sons (it seems that at least James was martyred). I know our Catholic friends don't understand "brothers" as meaning "brothers," but it's likely James was also her son. The theological implications of Jesus's death, and Mary's conviction in Jesus's resurrection, must have given Jesus's crucifixion a special place in her heart, but I guess that losing another son must have been painful for her too.
What a great post! I love the ending: "Like Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows, broken-hearted mothers let their grief compel them to action. Instead of letting despair overcome them, they set out to pursue life for others. The Resurrection makes all the difference to us who mourn. Life always wins."
I wonder how Mary experienced (if she was still alive then) the death of her other sons (it seems that at least James was martyred). I know our Catholic friends don't understand "brothers" as meaning "brothers," but it's likely James was also her son. The theological implications of Jesus's death, and Mary's conviction in Jesus's resurrection, must have given Jesus's crucifixion a special place in her heart, but I guess that losing another son must have been painful for her too.