The Lord, as a new Adam, does not want to engage in the community of people without the cooperation of the new Eve. Only by making Himself dependent on a woman does He fully show how unreservedly He has taken upon Himself the laws of humanity. A person who would not come from a woman, who would not be dependent on a woman, who would not owe his existence, not only physically but also in upbringing and fundamental beliefs, to the woman who is his mother, would not be a human among humans. Thus, the Lord's Mother is drawn into the events of Revelation. In a way, she becomes the source from which the Redeemer emerges, and thus the redemption itself. By choosing a Mother, the Son placed His entire love for humanity into her, so that He may receive that love back from her. He grants her to be a fruitful source from which He Himself originates, to which He continually bestows His grace, the same grace He gave her at the beginning, a grace that is Christian in that it not only gives itself but when received by someone can be given away again.
In response to every self-surrendering of a person to the Lord, the Lord responds with fruitfulness, in which His Mother participates. He chose one Mother so that He would have all people as brothers. But when the Mother passes on her motherhood, Jesus' brothers become mothers themselves. The Mother's "yes," which continues to live on, allowed for the fulfillment of the Son's statement: that all who said "yes" and do the will of the Father will become not only brothers and sisters but also mothers of the Lord.
(Adrienne von Speyr /1902–1967/, Servant of the Lord; translated by Marta Pavlíková and Terezie Brichtová)
