Jesus Died for Mary Too / Mary did you know - Mark Lowry

 

 

Mark Lowry, a Chris­t­ian come­dian observed that Mary's silence at the cross always amazed him.

If he were being cru­ci­fied in the mid­dle of town, his mother would have "pitched a fit", but Mary never said a word.

Lowry won­dered if maybe what made the dif­fer­ence for her was remem­ber­ing back to that first Christ­mas, remem­ber­ing touch­ing his lit­tle hands and feet and count­ing his fin­gers and toes.

 

On a seri­ous note, Lowry says:

 

 

"I won­der if she real­ized then that those were the same fin­gers that had scooped out the oceans and formed the seas.
Mary prob­a­bly counted those lit­tle toes - I won­der if she real­ized that those were the same feet that had walked on streets of gold and had been wor­shipped by angels.

Those lit­tle lips were the same lips that had spo­ken the world into exis­tence.
When Mary kissed her lit­tle baby, she wasn't just kiss­ing another baby  - she was kiss­ing the face of God.

Thirty-​three years later she's stand­ing on a hill­side watch­ing blood pour from His veins, from the side of her own son… and she didn't open her mouth.
What a great tes­ti­mony to the fact that He wasn't just a great prophet, He wasn't just a great preacher, He wasn't just a great teacher, He was the virgin-​born son of God.
He was our Sav­ior. And… He didn't just die for us, He died for His own mother.

 

The baby boy she had deliv­ered on that first Christ­mas was now on a cross deliv­er­ing her."

 

 

Song:

 

Mary Did you know?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy

would one day walk on water.

 

Mary, did you know that your baby boy

would save our sons and daughters.

Did you know that your baby boy

has come to make you new;

this child that you delivered

will soon deliver you.

 

Mary, did you know that your baby boy

will give sight to a blind man.

Mary, did you know that your baby boy

will calm the storm with His hand.

 

Did you know that your baby boy

has walked where angels trod?

When you kiss your lit­tle baby,

you kiss the face of God!

Oh, Mary, did you know?

Oh, Mary, did you know?

 

The blind will see, the deaf will hear

the dead will live again.

the lame will leap, the dumb will speak

the praises of the lamb.

 

Mary, did you know that your baby boy

is Lord of all creation

Mary, did you know that your baby boy

will one day rule the nations.

 

Did you know that your baby boy

is heaven's per­fect lamb?

This sleep­ing child you're holding

is the great I am.

 

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Jesus in Malta

See http://atlasobscura.com/place/jesus-tree-malta for more info about the Jesus Tree at Malta

Img: Jesus Tree at Malta

The underwater statue of Jesus at Malta

The people of Malta are predominantly Catholic, and the islands are full of visual reminders of their faith. One we particularly liked was a magnificent statue of Jesus Christ, purposely placed in the ocean as an attraction for scuba divers.

The sculpture was created by Guido Galletti after an idea of Italian diver Duilio Marcante. The statue was placed near the spot where Dario Gonzatti died in 1947. He was the first Italian to use SCUBA gear. It depicts Christ in a pose offering a blessing of peace. Underwater statue of Jesus is placed on the sea bed near the shores of Malta. It was commissioned to commemorate the 1990 visit of Pope John Paul II to Malta.


The statue is only in about 8M/25' of water and the out-stretched hands are about 3 M/15' from the surface. It is located near Dry Rocks, about six miles east-northeast of the Key Largo Cut, in the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. It is a copy of "Il Cristo Degli Abssi," located in the Mediterranean Sea near Genoa, Italy. The original statue was cast by artist Guido Galletti, and was modeled after Italian swimmer/diver Duillo Mercanet. It was placed in 1954.

In 1961 Italian SCUBA entrepreneur Egidi Cressi commissioned the second casting from the original mold, and donated it to the Underwater Society of America. The statue ended up in storage at O'Hare airport in Chicago, waiting for a home. Senator Spessard Holland of Florida helped John Pennekamp Park to get the nod, where it was placed on August 25, 1965.
Today, Christ of the Abyss is one of the most famous and popular underwater sites in the only underwater park in the world.

Thank you Sarin Gigi for the info :)

A Rough But Eternal Terrain

Jaisy Joseph

 

 

I have seen the same paths
Trodden by rangers before me
They were veterans
Qualified and Courageous

I have heard the same call
Followed by servants before me
They were prepared
Duly submitting to His voice

Fumbling to stand even
Falling every then and now
Stack of failures before me
You ask me to take strength again

Let me brace myself
Let me take caution
Let me be sure
Before i take this step

The voice that beckoned me
It called out in my storm
The hand who showed me the path
Held me before i sagged to the ground

If all is that you want to do
What will i do
You don't want to leave anything to chance
But Give chance to me too

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