Mary Lets Jesus Shine

In Mary God shows us what grace can do in a soul, in the life of a human being. When we look at Mary, it's as if God were challenging each one of us: "See what I am capable of doing when a person is generous and trustful? Just imagine what I could do in you and through you if you would give yourself to me the way Mary did!" Think for a moment of who in your life has led you closest to God. Whose example of virtue has had the greatest impact on your life? In the same vein, which of Mary's virtues inspires you the most? I have always been taken with her humility, her ability to get out of the way and let Christ shine. All she wanted was for God to be glorified, "magnified" in her. What a beautiful model for today's Christian!