You Knew

This past August 15th, as every year, the Eastern Church celebrated the Dormition of the Theotokos or The Dormition of the Virgin Mary in the Western Church perhaps. The celebration is literally remembering her falling asleep at the end of her life on earth. It is not the celebration of her death because as soon as her soul left her body she was with her son in Heaven. Mary is to be venerated because even in Luke 1:28, the angel Gabriel spoke to her saying: "Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!" Her own cousin Elizabeth said in Luke 1:42 said: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!” Indeed, she was the mother of “the Word” as John 1:1 reads: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Mary was the mother of our Lord, and she is to be venerated as such, although she is just like one of us believers, and is our sister. Furthermore, we all have the hope of being with Jesus when our time on earth expires. When she slept, Mary went to be with him. In 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, St. Paul wrote the following about all of us believers in Christ which is very exciting.

"Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed (ESV Bible)."

I think that I have explained myself. And, I do take into consideration what someone may have said about Mary in the Talmud. Anyhow, the following is a brief poem that I wrote in remembrance of Mary because I simply felt like writing it. The poem is titled: You Knew and it reads as follows.



In envy some called you Marian the hair dresser, and worse things followed the phrase.

But, when Gabriel brought you the message, you were overwhelmed and filled with joy.

You got to see him grow up and, yes, you knew.

The pain and suffering must have been almost unbearable for you.

When he was on the tree, you knew, and you cried like no one had ever cried.

And, now and ultimately, you knew and know that Gabriel’s message was right.




Reference:

ESV Bible