Queen-Mother

“‘Do whatever He tells you.’” (John 2:4).

Annunciation (Collier Hill Stream)

The Queen-Mother has a very specific and important role.  In ancient times, the mother of the Monarch was revered for their wisdom and influence on the Monarch themselves.  After all, the mother of Monarch was the person who knew the Monarch very intimately and understood that they had strengths and weaknesses and fears and dreams.  The Monarch’s mother had been the person to teach them the difference between right and wrong and good and bad.

We are told, in the Old Testament, that the Queen-Mother of King Soloman would be appro-ached to intercede for the people in matters that they wished to present to the king…  “When Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, the king stood up to meet her, bowed down to her and sat down on his throne. He had a throne brought for the king’s mother, and she sat down at his right hand.” (1 Kings 2:19).  And the Blessed Virgin was not very different.  When the wine ran out at the wedding feast at Canan, she called her Son and pressed upon Him and then, with completely trust in His infinite mercy, she told the servants, “Do whatever He tells you…” “And Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.’  His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever He tells you.’” (John 2:4).

The Blessed Virgin was able to influence the King of the Universe, as the Queen-Mother because she was “full of grace”…

“The angel Gabriel said, ‘Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!’ But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end.’” (Luke 1:26-38).

And I have been thinking about what a gift to me the discipline and diligence is of the Queen-Mother of God Himself.  She chose not to sin so that she would remain full of Grace and there would be no sin in her.  And what this really means is that she – being without sin – is able to speak for me because I am full of sin and unworthy of speaking for my self in front of God.

And when you really stop and consider the miracle that such a thing as that is, it makes you stop and stare in wonder, because God is GOOD.  God is so perfectly GOOD… 

For with prayer, I stand on Holy Ground where everything is clear. Here. At the Foot of the Cross.