“I am drowning, O Lady, under the tide of distress,
and I am distraught by the blizzard of life's adversities.
Come quickly, I entreat, and lend a hand of assistance.
For you are my Patroness earnestly helping me.”
- Great Paraklesis Ode 3
Reflection:
The prayers of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary have the boldness of a mother(1), and the strength of hope in the resurrection.(2)
Often when we feel overwhelmed by the many stresses that our life has, we try to address the situations by ourselves and forget to turn to God.
Let us remember that when we are overwhelmed we turn to God, and when we wish to do even more, we can cry out to our mother, the Panagia, the Virgin Mary, to pray for us.
Resources:
2) Mary at the Cross John 19:25-27 (Her silent strength and hope in the Resurrection in the sight of the most difficult thing, a mother witnessing her son dying on the Cross)
