Overshadowed

The Solemnity of the Annunciation is a major celebration for world-wide Marists, since Mary's YES not only brought us Jesus, but also became the foundation of Marist Spirituality. We can imagine the puzzlement running through Mary's mind when she beheld the Angel, was addressed "Full of Grace, and told, "Behold you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus.  He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his Kingdom there will be no end." (Lk 1:31-32)  The explanation of how this will be, ""The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, and the Son of God," (Lk 1:35) might not have been fully comprehended, but Mary humbly agreed with her YES and history was changed forever.  What would happen to us if we welcomed the Power of the Holy Spirit to overshadow us...take control of us...so that we might bring forth Jesus to our world, by becoming as much like Jesus as possible?  The Holy Spirit can do it, has done it via the Marist Family which continues to make Jesus known and loved.  Come, O Holy Spirit, overshadow me with your Power and Grace that like Mary, I might present Jesus to the world.
Bro. Rene