Children from broken homes often resent those who have been blessed with a loving mother and father. Children raised by parents in broken or unhappy marriages may find themselves, sometimes unknowingly, disliking those who have been blessed with growing up in a loving home.
Those who become envious of those who are loved may want to “get at” them. Universally, those who have not been loved become jealous of those who have received that uplifting energy.
Protestants have a loving Father, but no loving Mother. “We believe in Jesus and The Bible. We believe in The Holy Trinity. We are not like those Catholics. Catholics worship Mary. Worse, they worship statues of Mary. Catholics are idol worshipers.”
So say some who have renounced The Blessed Mother of Jesus. As a general rule, Protestants don’t much like hearing Mary described as “Mary, The Mother of God.”
Most Protestants believe in The Trinity. They know that the phrase, “Mary, The Mother of God” is a theologically accurate depiction of Mary’s vital role. Protestants will admit, often with a little pressure, that “If Mary had not said ‘Yes, I will be the handmaid of The Lord.’ that Jesus would not have been born at that pre-ordained time, place, and family.”
But, they don’t like it. They don’t like it, at all. Their hearts have been hardened after living without a loving mother in their prayers. Every single Protestant thought, word, and deed has been done without seeking approval or help from Mary, The Mother of God. So, that element of love has, therefore been missing. No matter how good and holy they are, that void remains.
Many insist: “I am happy as a Protestant.” Even the loneliest orphan will often say “I am happy without a mother.” It is staggeringly heart-wrenching to recognize the loneliness of those missing a Mother’s love. God needed a mother’s love. So do we.
Admit it. There is no Mother’s Love enshrined among the schisms. Is there a better reason to be Catholic? Catholics are not limited by the help and assistance of The Father, The Son, The Spirit. They have the loving assistance of Mary, the Mother of God. She introduces their needs to God, Who has the power to help.
As Solomon’s son had a seat for his beloved mother beside his throne, Jesus has His Blessed Mother sitting at His right hand. His love for her prompts him to help those who ask her for assistance.
Being Catholic and close to Mary, The Mother of God is so much better than pretending to be happy while separated from the love that only Mary, The Mother of God, and our mother, as well can provide. We cannot rationally pretend to be among the Brothers of Jesus if we do not see that we have the same Mother.
No one can be as joyously happy as Catholics if they choose to live as less-loved orphans. It is Her Love that makes us whole.
