Walking with Mary Quotes

“Only when we are convinced, like Mary was, of how little we can really do on our own and how utterly dependent we are on God can the Lord begin to act in magnificent ways in us and through us.”
― Edward Sri, Walking with Mary: A Biblical Journey from Nazareth to the Cross

“It is only by learning to give up our freedom to do whatever we, in our fallen human nature, want, and by entrusting our lives entirely to a God who knows what is truly best for us and desires our happiness that we discover the deeper freedom to live life to the fullest—a freedom that is possessed only when we live totally in the Lord’s plan.”
― Edward Sri, Walking with Mary: A Biblical Journey from Nazareth to the Cross

“Mary will be required to exhibit total trust in God, which means “to abandon oneself” to the living God and the mystery of his will. Indeed, Mary’s faith will be tested over and over again. And each time she will pass the test, “accepting fully and with a ready heart everything that is decreed in the divine plan.”†”
― Edward Sri, Walking with Mary: A Biblical Journey from Nazareth to the Cross

“we are all called to be like Mary and follow Jesus to the cross. If we desire to magnify God in our souls, we, too, must be willing to draw near to Christ’s cross and be pierced by the sword. Jesus is looking for souls who are willing to follow him in his passion.”
― Edward Sri, Walking with Mary: A Biblical Journey from Nazareth to the Cross

“We are enslaved by a hundred fears, insecurities, and weaknesses. Yet we think we are free and in control of our lives.”
― Edward Sri, Walking with Mary: A Biblical Journey from Nazareth to the Cross

“In Semitic usage, a name expresses the reality of the persons and things to which it refers. As a result, the title “full of grace” shows the deepest dimension of the young woman of Nazareth’s personality: fashioned by grace and the object of divine favor to the point that she can be defined by this special predilection.§”
― Edward Sri, Walking with Mary: A Biblical Journey from Nazareth to the Cross