“She existed in the Divine Mind as an Eternal Thought before there were any mothers.She is the Mother of mothers – she is the world’s first love.” (Venerable Fulton Sheen).
God exists in eternity – outside of time and space. That means that God sees everything that was, is and will be and He sees that simultaneously. This ability to see all outcomes simultaneously means that God knew that Adam and Eve would sin even before He created them. And I have been meditating on that today. I have been thinking about it.
You see, when God made human beings, He was not under any obligation to make us. He did not need us. He is perfect and complete in and of Himself. In fact, if God never created the angels or humans or animals or plants or anything else, He would be as complete and as happy as if He did not create them.
So I have been reflecting on that today, because when God created the angels, He knew that some of them would turn from him and fall. When God created humans He knew that we would betray Him. He knew that as a result of the fall of the angels and the fall of humanity that His Beloved Son would become incarnate and suffer and die to save our souls.
And knowing all these things eternally – without beginning or end – God made a decision to go ahead with creation…
He knew that time that I told a lie – when even one little lie is enough to damn me eternally. He knew that time when I would hurt someone in anger – when that one undisciplined moment would be enough to damn me eternally. He knew that time when I would betray my friend – when that betrayal would be enough to damn me eternally. And He knew that there would be a million billion more sins – so many that I would fail to remember or even recognise them. And He knew that just one of these sins would be enough to damn me eternally. And knowing that He created the angels and humankind because He loved me – even knowing all that I am.
And that plays in my mind today. Because He created the Blessed Virgin as the vessel through which the Almighty could come to earth to save me… The Venerable Fulton Sheen said, “She existed in the Divine Mind as an Eternal Thought before there were any mothers. She is the Mother of mothers – she is the world’s first love.”
And knowing that she was the world’s first love, I rejoice, because the love of God for that most worthy soul allowed Him to love my most unworthy one.
And knowing that I hang my head in shame. For my Beloved made the world knowing full well all the hurt that I would cause to Him. And He did it with love for me – not Him…
For with prayer, I stand on Holy Ground where everything is clear. Here. At the Foot of the Cross.
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