"We can think that Mary, perfectly humble, recognized that she was capable of committing all possible sins. Someone who is truly humble never believes that there are any sins that, with all certainty, one could not commit. God saw the depth of her humility: the abyss of her misery on one side and the abyss of her trust on the other side. For this, '...he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness.' He preserved her from any sin and filled her with Himself." In the Arms of Mary, pg. 151
If there is one thing I have learned from my abortion, it is that I am capable of any sin. It is a stark reality once we come face to face with the gravity of our sin.
I am grateful to know that. It allows me to see my dependence on God for everything, especially any good I may do.
When I am judged and condemned as a woman who has had an abortion, I always think, ”they are right," I am a terrible sinner, but it also makes the incredible mercy of God so much more alive because I know what He has done for me.
I pray that those who condemn post abortive women also recognize that they too are capable of any sin but for the grace of God. If Mary herself was aware of this all of us should be, for it is only then that we truly understand the life of Christ as we await His birth this Advent; He who came to call sinners... all of us!
Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you!
