“What a wonder is your Mother! The Lord entered her, and became a Servant; the Word entered her, and became silent within her; Thunder entered her, and His voice was still; the Shepherd of all entered her, and He became a Lamb.”

                                          -St. Ephraem the Syrian

For Reflection;           

Prayerfully meditate on the juxtaposition of concepts presented here – Lord/Servant, Word/silent, Thunder/still voice; Shepherd/Lamb. What does this say about the power God gives to Mary? What does this say about the relationship between Mary and her Son? How does Mary exemplify the call of the disciple in this quote.  How can the same be said for you?