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In
today's Morning Prayer readings we read Psalm 8. This particular
psalm emphasizes God's love for us and our destiny.
Yet you have made him little less than a god; with glory and honor you crowned him, gave him power over the works of your hand, put all things under his feet. Psalm 8:6 NAB
Peter
mentions in his first letter,
"And
when the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the unfading
crown of glory.” 1Pet. 5:4 NAB
The
apostle Paul writes of an athlete that competes to receive a crown.
The runner competes for a perishable crown, but we as Christians
compete for an imperishable crown (1 Cor. 9:25). Is it any wonder that Our Blessed
Mother has been crowned by her Son? (Revelation 12:1) If God is our
Father and Jesus our Brother, Mary is our Mother. Mary is not God, nor do we worship her. But as we have a physical mother in this life, we also have a Mother in heaven that during her sojourn on this earth brought forth life for the world in her Son. If we endure unto
the end, we also will receive a crown.
What a glorious destiny God has for His creation! Let us strive to attain that imperishable crown of glory. We have a whole communion of saints in heaven cheering us on from heaven. So, strive to attain that crown.
Ave Maria!
Praised be Jesus Christ!
