"When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, Speaking words of wisdom: Let it be." The lyrics to the Beatles song, "Let It Be" could go well with this assemblage, but I read somewhere that the Mary in those lyrics actually referred to Paul McCartney's mother, who died when he was 14, and he had a vision of her in a dream, which inspired the lyrics.
John 3:16 could also fit here..,"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
The assemblage is composed of a statue of Mary holding the child, Jesus, and a picture which could be Mary and Jesus also. It is inside a mirrored-back shadow box, and behind the statue is a blue dish that is glued to the mirror. A blue glass globe of the world encircled by a blue and silver beaded rosary and attached on the side of the frame completes this assemblage.
I also think of the song, "Mary Did You Know?" when looking at this assemblage... wondering, what Mary really understood of the child she birthed and cherished as her son, God incarnate, Son of God.
Mary, did you know That your baby boy
Would someday walk on water?
Mary did you know That your baby boy
Will save our sons and daughters?
Did you know That your baby boy
Has come to make you new?
This child that you've delivered
Will soon deliver you.
Mary did you know That your baby boy
Will give sight to a blind man?
Mary did you know That your baby boy
Will calm the storm with his hand?
Did you know that your baby boy
Has walked where angels trod?
When you kiss your little baby
You've kissed the face of God.
The blind will see The deaf will hear
The dead will live again The lame will leap
The dumb will speak The praises of the Lamb
Mary did you know That your baby boy
Is Lord of all creation?
Mary did you know That your baby boy
Will one day rule the nations?
Did you know That your baby boy
Is heaven's perfect Lamb?
This sleeping child you're holding
Is the Great I Am.
No comments:
Post a Comment