The Kingdom of God is like a great treasure hidden in a field. God placed a great treasure in Mary. She was ‘full of grace.’ But her greatness was not just in receiving the treasure; it was in preserving that grace responsibly and offering a complete cooperation with God’s will. Mary offered herself in total surrender for her entire life, even when that purpose led to the uncertainty of the Cross. Amidst our daily struggles, our exhaustion, and the brokenness of relationships, how do we emulate this divine cooperation? Mary was offered in the temple as a custom, but, we resent ourselves to God in our daily life. Our temple is often filled with anxiety, stress, and noise. Our cooperation is not about superhuman effort; it is about a sincere Surrender to the chaos and pain of the present moment.
Let us stop measuring our daily obedience against a grand,
future plan. Instead, practice the surrender in different moments of our day.
When the traffic jam ignites our anger, when the colleague exploits our
patience, when failure crushes our spirit, let us say, "Lord, I offer
these to your purpose." This surrender creates a space for the grace to
work. The ultimate question then becomes: Have we given birth to Christ? To
"give birth to Christ" means that our cooperation has become so
complete that Christ’s nature - His love, patience, mercy, and truth—is made
visible in our own actions. If we have truly consented, surrendered, and
actively cooperated with grace, then our lives should manifest His Presence.
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