Model Faith

What a rainy fall we've had! Day after day of absent sunshine is tough on little ones who love the outdoors.  The four-hundred years of silence from God - between the Old and New Testaments - must have been tough for those who desperately longed for a word from God.  Then, the silence is broken: an angel foretells the birth of John the Baptist, the forerunner of The Messiah. A splash of joy - the coming End to sin's rule and reign among men!  Throughout those silent years, many of the Old Testament faithful lived and died, never seeing God's fulfillment of the Promised One.  Can you imagine [then] how amazed Mary was to hear the angel's news of The Son to come; her son would be The One Who would fulfill all God's Promises. Mary ends her song, "He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever." (Luke 1:54-55).  What an amazing faith Mary reveals to us: a faith that draws her to the foot of The Cross. Authentic. Persevering. Rewarding.  Yes, a model faith.