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Before anything was created, even before time itself began, God had a plan, a plan that encompassed everything and every person that he would ever create. As Scripture proclaims, God has "blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places" (Ephesians 1:3). Scripture goes on to say that God "chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love" (1:4), and that he "destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ" (1:5).
This wondrous plan—that we would all be filled with divine life and become beloved sons and daughters of God—is at the heart of everything God has done. It is so central that not even our fall into sin could destroy it. Just think: Each of us has been called to fulfill a specific role in his kingdom. Because her role is so pivotal in God’s plan, Mary stands as the supreme example of what can happen to us as we yield to the Lord and allow his plan to unfold in our lives. So let’s take a look at Mary’s role in God’s plan, a role that he had laid out even before he made the world.
At the Dawn of Creation. Imagine how important the character of the mother of the Son of God must be. She was…
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