{"id":179,"date":"2006-06-21T03:48:31","date_gmt":"2006-06-21T08:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=179"},"modified":"2017-04-17T22:09:31","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T02:09:31","slug":"179","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/179\/","title":{"rendered":"","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center>POVERTY OF SELF<\/center><center><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Visitation\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-images\/Visitation.jpg\" \/><\/center><center><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\">Mural in Conception Abbey, Missouri<\/span><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IN<\/strong> the Second Joyful Mystery, Mary sets off to assist her cousin Elizabeth who is also expecting child. Scripture says that Mary stayed there &quot;three months.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The first trimester is usually the most tiring for women. The rapid development of the baby, changes in hormones, all the emotions&#8230; and yet, it was during this time that Mary impoverished her own needs to help her cousin. <\/p>\n<p>The authentic Christian is one who empties himself in service for the other. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong> God is first. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">My neighbour is second. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">I am third.<\/span><\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is the most powerful form of poverty. It&#8217;s face is that of <em>love<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><code>...he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave... becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross.<\/code>&nbsp; <font face=\"Courier\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><em>(Phil 2:7)<\/em> <\/span><\/font> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POVERTY OF SELFMural in Conception Abbey, Missouri &nbsp; IN the Second Joyful Mystery, Mary sets off to assist her cousin Elizabeth who is also expecting child. Scripture says that Mary stayed there &quot;three months.&quot; The first trimester is usually the most tiring for women. 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