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Subject: Religious quote
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: jimiwiz-ga
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Posted: 01 Mar 2006 22:12 PST
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Question ID: 702763
This might be impossible.  Earlier, I was browsing orthodox christian
websites and I came across something, but now I can't find it.  What I
am hoping is that you can find it for me.  This is approximately the
story I found - One monk asks another, who are your thoughts with? The
other monk replies, they are with Mary. i wish i could cry as much as
her while she was next to her son on the cross. - That is not an exact
quote, but it is definitely the gist.  I would like you to find the a website that
references this or perhaps a name of the monk who says this.

Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 01 Mar 2006 23:00 PST
Is there anything else you can remember about the website? Any text,
or maybe a part of the name of the site? Anything, no matter how
small, may help in this search. Thanks.

Best regards,
Rainbow
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Subject: Re: Religious quote
From: pugwashjw65-ga on 03 Mar 2006 04:47 PST
 
Something like this is NOT in the Bible. Apart from being chosen as a
very special woman, by God, to bear Jesus, Mary is only mentioned when
she asked Jesus to do something about the wine at the wedding in
Canaan, and again when Jesus was dying and Jesus asked the apostle
John to care for her. After this, the Bible does not mention her
again.  Respected, Loved by Jesus. After his baptism, Jesus did not
show special favoritism toward Mary; he addressed her, not as
?mother,? but simply as ?woman.? (Joh 2:4; 19:26) This was in no sense
an expression of disrespect, as might be understood from modern-day
English usage. In German, for example, the word used in this way
denotes madam, Mrs., lady. Mary was Jesus? mother according to the
flesh; but since his spirit-begetting at the time of his baptism, he
was primarily God?s spiritual Son, his ?mother? being ?the Jerusalem
above.? (Ga 4:26) Jesus laid emphasis on this fact when Mary and her
other children on one occasion interrupted Jesus during a teaching
session by asking him to come outside where they were. Jesus let it be
known that really his mother and close relatives were those of his
spiritual family, that spiritual matters take precedence over fleshly
interests.?Mt 12:46-50; Mr 3:31-35; Lu 8:19-21.
Mary was standing alongside the torture stake when Jesus was impaled.
To her, Jesus was more than a beloved son, he was the Messiah, her
Lord and Savior, the Son of God. Mary was apparently a widow by now.
Consequently, Jesus, as the firstborn of Joseph?s household,
discharged his responsibility by asking the apostle John, likely his
cousin, to take Mary to his home and look after her as his own mother.
(Joh 19:26, 27) Why did Jesus not entrust her to one of his own half
brothers? It is not stated that any of them were present. Furthermore,
they were not yet believers, and Jesus considered the spiritual
relationship more important than the fleshly.?Joh 7:5; Mt 12:46-50.

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