The Story of Mary, our Heavenly Mother, began when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers.” (Genesis 3:15) The identity of Mary is revealed in the New Testament when God invited her to become the Mother of Jesus, Son of God, who is God Himself. We can imagine how shocked Mary was when she heard of God's invitation. Yet, besides trying to understand how that could happen, she accepted the invitation without hesitation. She trusted in God completely and entrusted herself to Him. “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” (Luke 1:38)
Those who are parents would understand that being a parent is not a project with an end date. It is a lasting relationship and a responsibility for life. Think of Mary, then a teenager. How could she single-handedly handle such an insurmountable lifetime task by herself? Where did her courage come from? Trust in the Lord. Yes, of course. That is the fundamental aspect of it. But she also allowed God the Holy Spirit to help her say “Yes” to God. We can't simply rely on ourselves when we commit a YES to God's invitation. We need God's help, even from the very beginning. But God needs us to ask first before He will grant us enough faith to commit to Him. He needs us to surrender ourselves in order for Him to really take over the driver's seat. Then, it is not our concern whether we are safe along the way. It becomes the driver's responsibility to ensure His passengers are safe until they reach the final destination. That is what we call a genuine and complete surrender. It seems hard, but indeed it is as simple as making the decision to let him help us say YES.
Logic tells us that Mary would not be able to bring up the Son of God by herself, or even with Joseph by her side. It is impossible for her to be qualified for this task. No one ever would be. If Mary did not abide in God and God in her, she would have failed miserably! God wants us to succeed in accomplishing our mission on earth, and we do have an indispensable role to play in His masterplan. God wills it for us from the beginning of Creation. He is waiting for our YES to begin the next chapter of our life story. And we can turn to Him for help even for this first task of saying YES. Then we have nothing to boast… that even the process of committing this first YES cannot derail our direction from the very beginning of our journey, and putting a strain on our humility record. Such a clean record can continue to guide our intention to be pure along the way. We can completely let God be God. That's why Jesus said, “my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:30) We know that Jesus does not lie and He really means it.
So, when Mary told the servants at the wedding of Cana to trust in Jesus, saying “Do whatever He tells you.” (John 2:5), she was not saying something she didn't do herself. In fact, she uses her whole life to testify to it and her life is a living proof that it works!
Thank you for leading me through the spiritual live.
Before I was baptized, I loved to say ‘everyyhing is under control ‘ when someone asked about my work. I counted too much on my own efforts without appreciating much the co~operation of my colleagues and others. Now I know it’s God Who makes things possible. I only have to say ‘yes’ and He will carry me thru the assignments He has for me.
Lord, how I wish I can be more like Mother Mary in just giving you a simple ‘yes’. Please forgive me when I say ‘no’ to You as I am still a person of little faith. Do help me Lord !
Thank you for your inspiring reveal. Yes, I also think too much on “safe and control”. I rely on my own effort instead of on faith.
Very well said. You have spoken on behalf me as well.
{對天主的信任}是當初天主召喚我跟隨祂時最基本的依靠。因為父母極力反對進我修院的決定，而我又很愛他們，而更愛我的家庭和弟妹。是聖母我天上的媽媽，帶領我一步一腳印地走進母佑會，活了近五十年的修道生活，喜樂而充實。如今父母都接受洗禮，全家都是天父的子女，我才猛然醒過來，一切都是天主的巧妙安排。因為在天主沒有不能的事！感謝主！讚美主！
天主我願意接受你的帶領願你啓示給我吧??
天主，雖然我已回應祢的召叫，但仍然會有恐懼和信心不足的現象。 求祢使我學習聖母瑪利亞的完全信賴，反覆思量和默存心中的特質。求你賜予我勇氣，降服的心去繼續履行祢的使命。亞孟。
仁慈的天父，我願意承行祢的旨意。感謝天主
主，求祢帶領，亞孟!
主，我願意，永祢帶領我！亞孟！
主我願意
我願意
主，求祈賜我恩典，好能義無反顧，全心信靠祢的大能，接受袮的邀請:我願意！
I think I have missed His Calling. I think the reason is I didn’t surrender myself totally to You. Please help me hear Your Calling. Please make me strong and brave enough to answer Your Calling.
當天主召唤我時，我一定恐懼，因为我無膽。
求主賜我信心，幫助我棄绝我的所有恐懼，容許圣神进入我的心，作正确的回应。
父啊！
我知道自己自卑、軟弱、缺乏信心，所以沒有勇氣去回應主的召喚。求主我力量去克服，求聖神進入我心讓我豪無懼怕地向主大聲說 [我願意]。
當我讀到「他無論吩咐你們什麼，你們就作什麼。」時 很有感觸 。何解我要求他人這樣做而自己則不按衪的吩咐！ 主 求你賜我更多福祐 派遣聖神帶領我每日都充滿信心去履行袮已安排好的任務。
求主垂憐！
耶穌說我的軛是柔和的，我的擔子是輕鬆的。主給我背負的十字架不會超過我所能承擔的。我相信祢。我相信這個四旬期，主你邀請我，也是一份祢特別為我度身訂做的使命。
在這旅途中，我將會與基督特別親近，近距離地感受主的臨在，第一身參與祂福傳服務的事工。主會賜我認識祂和祂贖世工程的智慧和勇毅。主，我多麽期待！
為走好這旅程，我會先學習放下自己的執著與傲慢、學習聆聽與包容、學習關顧與欣賞、學習謙卑與尊重、學懂共融與合作，活出團隊愛的精神。
踏上這征途前，我要有被拒絕與被冷待的準備、我會有失落與氣綏的困擾、我會有放棄與後悔的念頭。這個時候，懇請主祢要鼓勵及扶佑。
鐵必經火的煉歷才可成鋼，原石必經打磨才可成美鑽，我亦必須經過主的考驗才可成為基督忠精的門徒。
主，我無需周詳的計畫，因為主祢已為我準備好一切；主，我無需再猶疑，因為我信靠祢交託我的一定是最合適的。主，請祢徵召我入伍，去完成我畢生中最值得做的任務罷！
主耶穌，感謝祢派遣聖神讓我心靈獲得安慰和鼓勵，並在聖神的催促下，從早上開始求問什麽是祢的旨意？
中午時份，突然收到一位兩年前搬到很遠居住的姊妹的來電，初時我有點擔心來電與C-19病毒有關。「你家中各人近况好嗎？」；「感恩一家大細都平安！」我鬆了一口氣！
閒談幾句後，我再問她，近期生活有沒有遇上挑戰呀？ 原來她在這數月內，因與三個不用上學的孩子們的關係產生壓力和煩亂，在信仰上也有掙扎。感謝聖神一直帶領我與她分亨主耶穌對我不離不棄的愛和信實。
收線前，她問我明天可不可以繼續與她分享福音？還告訴我，她認識的一些家長和她有同樣的煩惱，問我可否也跟她們分享福音？
主耶穌，如果這是出祢的旨意， 請繼續派遣聖神帶領和堅固我的信心，並求祢親自成就這事，讓祢的慈愛和救恩的喜訊，渴慕真理和迎接祢進入她們的生命中。
天父，祈禱交托奉主耶穌基督聖名求。願光榮歸於父、及子、及聖神，起初如何，今日亦然，直到永遠，亞孟。
感謝天主?！能與友人在電話中，以會議形式共唸玫瑰經。其實有許多方式可一起唸玫瑰經。由共唸玫瑰經，聖母會為我們及家人求得更多的恩龍。
『主耶穌: 感謝祢的召喚，讓我參與這次四旬期網上避靜，祢就是在我心田裡的種子。
Lord God please heal the world with your love! I pray ?that this pandemic will be over and someone can find a vaccine inorder to help everyone infected with this virus and no one will lost their lives anymore. Lord Jesus please protect my family, my employer, churchmates and friends to be safe always and free of covid-19. In Jesus name we pray?Amen.
主，祢是我的領航者，我要把自己交付在你手上，願在分辨中知曉是祢的意旨。
主，我願意。求祢常助我容易d辨認到祢的召叫及祢托付給我在此世的使命。
There were times when others told me to take over some task in the Church before, I hesitated. May be next time I should imitate Our Lady and respond to the calling of God to say “Yes”. “I am the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to Thy word.”