Session 9 The virgin Mary and African Women
The virgin Mary came to represent the second Eve and the church in different way. Eve represents the woman that put the man to sin. And Mary came to represent the mother of the humanity, the mother of Jesus the one that come to save us from our sin. Mary represents love trough silence and sufferings she is telling us that we don't need to talk too much only to love. The birth of Jesus continues be a mystery for me, if we look for this way that Mary was a teenage mother it was not right for her to be the hosen one. When Mary was chosen a teenage to be mother of Jeus, what God want to tell us? The annunciation story clarifies that women and girls are not to use as passive objects for sex, but they should rather choose pregnancy and other reproductive services themselves, provided they are equipped with knowledge.
Obedience of Mother Mary should not be misconstrued for any derogatory act. Women should rise and take their rightful position in the world. There’s power in womanhood, sisterhood and motherhood. As women we should be respected for the choices we make. Knowledge is power.