HOLY WEEK - The Price of Being Mary the Mother of Jesus

Today we talked about what it must have been like to be Mary, the mother of Jesus as He went to the cross!

Mary in Scripture:

Luke 1:26-38: The Annunciation, where the angel Gabriel tells Mary she will conceive and bear the Son of God. 

Luke 1:42: Elizabeth's greeting to Mary: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!" 

Luke 1:46-55: Mary's Magnificat, a hymn of praise and thanksgiving. 

Luke 1:34-38: Mary's willingness to accept God's will: "I am the Lord's servant; may your word to me be fulfilled". 

John 19:25-26: Jesus's words to his mother and the disciple he loved: "Woman, here is your son," and to the disciple, "Here is your mother". 

Matthew 1:20-23: The angel's message to Joseph, explaining Mary's conception through the Holy Spirit. 

Acts 1:14: Mary present with the apostles in the upper room after Jesus's ascension. 

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