Written by Mary Ward
Is it any surprise that God refers to Himself as the Father? While our human minds and hearts cannot fully comprehend God’s beautiful, pure, unconditional love, He gave us a glimpse of it in our earthly relationships, especially that of being a mother or father. Being a parent is one of the great joys in life! We love our kids unconditionally! And being a grandparent…is icing on the cake! Wow! What great gifts grandchildren are! How blessed we are to be grandparents! This weekend we celebrate the Feast Day of Saints Anne and Joachim, patron saints of grandparents. We don’t know much about the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grandparents of Jesus, but we do know that they were faithful to God. They were promised a child by an angel. They were blessed so much by having Mary as their daughter! I wonder at the pure bliss of raising a young woman so holy and so favored by God. Can you even imagine what joy they experienced when their daughter was chosen to be the mother of our Lord and Savior, Jesus?!? As Mary pondered in her heart the words of the Angel Gabriel, was she able to share with her mother, Anne? We know she went to visit her cousin Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, but we don’t know about her mom and dad. Were Saints Anne and Joachim involved in the life of Jesus as he was growing up? I wonder what a delight He was to them. I wonder if they saw His light, His perfection. I wonder if they had any idea that their grandson would truly be the Son of God and the Savior of the world. I wonder if we, too, can rejoice in being grandparents of those whom God has chosen for a special purpose on this earth. I pray that we are good examples for our children and grandchildren. On the Feast Day of Saints Anne and Joachim, let’s remember God’s perfect love as we hope and pray for the fruition of God’s perfect plan in the lives of our grandchildren.
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