TheNameThing: Mary

Mary your name means on the one hand bitter, rebellious, strong waters; on the other hand, beloved, love, and deep love. Tradition calls Mary, the mother of Jesus, Our Lady of Sorrows. She endured bitter, heatbreaking, agonizing, traumatic, and grievious events and experiences, being the mother of Jesus. She also experienced a long, high, wide and deep love, as she was the beloved and chosen of the Father. He chose her for such a time as to endure bitter, rebellious, strong waters, as well as deep, enduring love, and he called her Beloved. You, Mary, are the Beloved of God. Jesus in you reflecting the deep, enduring, steadfast love of Christ to carry others through the deepest of waters.

The Lord wants you to know, he too, abhors those who are in rebellion against him. And, though they have made you to see troubles, many bitter, He restores your life. From the depths of the earth, he will bring you up. As only you know your own hearts' bitter sorrows; no one else shares in its overwhelming joy you share with the Lord and his saving power. Because you shun, and escape the roots of bitterness, you please the Lord. The Lord remembers how you have walked before him faithfully, with wholehearted devotion, and have done what is good in his eyes. You have seen to it that no bitter roots grows into your heart.

Mary, you are the Beloved of the Lord. You can rest secure in him, for he shields you all day long. You are the one the Lord loves, and you can rest safely on his shoulder. Because you love a pure heart, and speak with grace, you have the King Jesus as a friend. Jesus in you showing others the deep love God has for them and you.

Eph 3:18 ; Ps 139:21; Ps 71:20; Pr 14:10; Ecc 7:26; Is 38:3; Heb 12:15; SS 7:10; 2 Tim 2:22; Pr 22:11