What does the Road to Emmaus Remind Me Of?
Mary is an example of how to love
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Mary, the Mother of Jesus is not mentioned much in the Bible. From the little episodes starting by The Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38) and followed by The Visitation (Luke 1:39-45), The Magnificat (Luke 1:46-56), and when the angel appeared to Joseph in a dream (Matthew 1:18-21), The Nativity (Luke 2:1-7) and through the visit of the Magi (Matthew 2:9-12), followed by the episode of Simeon at the presentation of Christ child (Luke 2:28-35) and the adventure of the flight to Egypt (Matthew 2:13-15), followed by the finding of the Christ Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:40-52) and about the Son of Mary (Mark 6:3), followed by Mary at the wedding feast at Cana (John 2:1-11) and later Mary with John at the Cross (John 19:26-27), which is followed by the final episode about Mary at the upper room during Pentecost (Acts of the Apostles 1:12-14), one virtue of Mary is found throughout these episodes. This is the virtue of love.
Mary loved unconditionally in all the episodes mentioned in the Bible, and for sure also in other situations she found herself in which are not known about.
It is good to go through these episodes, to read them as narrated in the Bible and to meditate about them.
For sure there is a lot what one can learn about Mary, which is the art of loving. Mary, the Mother of Jesus loved the Father tremendously, and her ‘yes’ at the Annunciation paved the way through the Trinity, to be the Mother of us all.
Get to know more about Mary, and I am sure your life would be blessed and strengthen to love as Mary loved.
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About the Author
I am George Calleja from Malta; I am married and have two children. In 2009, I obtained my MBA through the University of Leicester.
During the years 1990 to 1996, I was a full-time missionary with ‘The International Catholic Programme for Evangelization - ICPE’ and have evangelized in various countries, such as Russia, Ghana, Poland, Germany, and Malta amongst others. Since 1997, I am an active member of the Focolare Movement in Malta.
Since June 2012, I created a website by the name of 'Peace and Unity in our lives', which provides inspiration and encouragement for life, and an opportunity for people around the globe to find courage by trusting God to be more present in their life.
I also am a Christian Author. My first book was Peace and Unity in our lives – Volume One (Nov. 2014). I published my second book (Jan. 2015), Volume Two of Peace and Unity in our lives (now in paperback). My third book ‘Yes… I will follow Him’, published in March 2015. I published a free ebook Evangelization (June 2015) through Social Networking Sites', which is also available in paperback for a minimal price.
Other Christian books of mine are:
September 2015 - ‘The Beatitudes… the blessings from the Sermon on the Mount’
January 2016 – ‘My little book of daily prayer’,
April 2016 – ‘Taste and see that the Lord is good’,
September 2016 – ‘The Light’
February 2017 – ‘Heal my Wounds’
July 2017 – ‘Waking up the sleeping giant’ a free ebook to download, which is also available for a minimal price as a paperback version,
December 2017 - 'Spiritual Reflections',
June 2018 - 'In His Image',
January 2019 - 'Her Silence',
October 2019 - 'Come To Me',
November 2020 - 'Emmaus... in today's society',
December 2021 -'The King... of the Peripheries',
December 2022 - 'Reflections for the Soul', and
November 2023 - 'Mum... let me live'.
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