Did you know that the last time we see Mary, the mother of Jesus is in the book of Acts? They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. ~Acts 1:14
"With this brief reference to Mary we realize that neither the sword that threatened her nor her own inability to understand Jesus prevented her from being one of those gathered in the upper room. These are the faithful ones, continuing to hold on to the promises of God. Obedient to the word of Christ. Mary, who began in Luke's gospel as a servant, appears here also as a disciple. This is the last we see or hear of Mary in the history of the church, but she is the only person who is present both at the prologue of the gospel and the prologue of the church."
The story of Christ would be incomplete without Mary. But as the Biblical record attests, after the birth and childhood of Jesus, her role diminishes as her Son is exalted. Relatively speaking, the Bible says very little about her, but what it does say is quite informative. We know she was a woman of faith; for someone so young, Mary exhibited great trust in the leading of God. She was a mother; thoughtful and inquisitive, she pondered the events and reactions of others concerning her son. But most of all, she was a disciple. Happily, in the end Mary found her rightful place within the family of God. Not above anyone else, but as an equal serving the Savior as a disciple of Christ. She was faithful from the cradle to the cross.
*Mary, Glimpses of the Mother of Jesus by B. R. Gaventa
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