“Should anyone ask you the reason for this hope of yours, be ever ready to reply, but speak gently and respectfully.”

                                       -1 Peter 3:15

For Reflection:

One way we can instill hope in others is to have our story of God’s mercy in our own life ready to share with them. What is one way God worked in your life that gave you hope in the midst of travail? Work at putting this into a two minute testimony so you will be “ever ready to reply.” Hint: Divide your story into three parts and pick the highlights from each. The three parts of your story should be “I was…, Jesus did…, I am…” See tomorrow’s Grace Line for a passage you can use in your testimony.

The Privilege of Being a Woman Alice von Hildebrand Pb 118 pgs Click Here For More Information

Above all the Blessed Mother's role in the Incarnation points to the true privilege of being a woman.  Both virginity and maternity meet in Mary who exhibits the feminine gifts of purity, receptivity to God's word and life-giving nurturance at their highest.  Christ's choice to assume weakness as woman's son transforms woman's weakness into triumphant self-sacrificial strength with wisdom, holiness, a more human valuation of life's goods and true creativity as her fruits.