Whenever a great project breaks ground, there is a celebration by all involved. They gather to talk of the project and its benefits, and turn the first shovel full of dirt. The foundation has begun. All the announced plans will come to fruition. It is a great day.
The birth of Mary represents the first visible start of the Kingdom of God on earth. It is to be a great edifice, so great, in fact, that the entire earth cannot contain it, as the building of the kingdom extends into heaven itself. And it will never end.
Long planned for and studied in the Old Testament, the world was anxious for its start. Although it couldn’t really understand how great this was to be, not just for the Jewish people but the whole world, still the world waited longingly for its promised start. And with Mary’s birth it did.
We celebrate Mary’s birth today, but in a way her birth was ours, too. The first turning aside of the dirt – the dirt we live in, and the creating of something beautiful. It had begun. It is a day to celebrate.
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