15th August: Mariae ASSUMPTION

Here in Namibia we celebrate this feast on the following Sunday (18.08.13)
The Cath. Church of Orvetoweni in Otjiwarongo is dedicated to this dogma.

For this holy feast I like to consider:
Whatever we see: we realize our particular view; we never see the reality as a whole; we see selectiv, contextual, modelling,, restricted, framed...

Now we look at Mary; the Church has decided to offer a special view:
A) it's about "assumption"; Maria is accepted, assumed - she will become part of
a new reality, of a new world, of a new group. To be assumed is a wonderful feeling;
we wish it to every child, to every human - depraved, excluded gives a terrible feeling.
B) it's about "VIRGIN". Don't be as unclever and bring in your biology.
"Virgin" means open for the grace of God; not yet used; free at disposal...
C) it's about "MOTHER". Receiving life, caring for life, giving birth...
Is there something more connected with Life than mother? Life is the highest level of matter. The contrary of Life is "dead-nothing".
D) It's about "JESUS". A profet, we see acting like God; a healing person full of mercy; totally engaged with his issue (the kingdom of God / fullness of Life).
E) it's about "HEAVEN". Forget for a moment your cosmology. Heaven is unlimited happyness; the most perfect situation;
F) it's about "GOD". The ineffable Holy MYSTERY.

This special view is framed and modelled by our history, imagination and awe...
The compassion uses the strongest language, the highest words...
pls realize: it's not the reality of Mary we speak about;
               it's our constructed view!
A girl, open for grace, conceived, give birth to a profet - life proved - we give her the perfect situation. And so many many stories goes about her...  we keep her present in our own lives.

We are encouraged to dare the same with our friends... not only to keep them in our minds but rather in our lives. Assumption...   is Salvation!