Mary in the Midst of Israel's Waiting (IV)

'The Spirit of the Lord shall rest on him" (Is 11:2) Like all Israel, Mary meditated on the figure of "God's chosen One" (Is 42:1), "the Messiah" (Ps 2:2), who must come and receive the anointing of the Lord: "The Spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord" (Is 11:2). "He will be just, humble, and a friend to the poor: he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears; but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he kill the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins" (Is 11:3-5). "He will not cry, nor lift up his voice" (Is 42:2). "A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth" (Is 42:3) and his "power and justice (will abound) to the skies" (Ps 71:6).