Mary, Queen of the Universe

Young, pretty, afraid, confident, excited,

About to be married,

Her life was all planned out,

Mary

Soon to be the carpenter’s wife.

Then the angel appeared,

All that was to be,

Became changed,

Because then Her Lord came,

Mary,

The future carpenter’s wife,

Became,

Mary,

Mother of Her Lord.

While others would have questioned,

Mary rejoiced in accepting,

Without a single question,

If this is what Her Lord wanted,

This was indeed what Mary wanted,

She nurtured His growth,

And,

Let Him be,

She simply told others,

“Do what He says,”

She was His Mother,

And,

She knew His Father.

She watched them nail Him –

High on that hill on a tree,

She heard Him share Her –

With all of us, His People,

She accepted Her role

As Mother of Jesus,

And,

Of His People,

She is indeed,

Mary,

Queen of the Universe!