Statements like 'Eve had sinned'; 'sin came through a woman' and so on are common in the Scriptures. However, when we look closely, and realize that sin was a error in the use of freedom, we can understand that the Bible is trying to speak through Eve that the desire to try even the dangerous, to be adventurous, to seek new knowledge, to be more creative, to be enterprising, to attain divinity - is more evident in women than in men. It is just that the first steps were not steady and the fall happened. Humanity learns to walk by falling.
The same desire which was in Eve is seen in the Bible in Mary. In Mary also we see the same investigativeness. The same adventure is evident in Mary. Not by looking for shortcuts and getting imprisoned in herself, but through labor, sweat, wandering, and humility. Yes, she comes out of herself through labor, through sweat, wandering, and humility. All the forward leap of humanity takes shape in women.
Humans are first physical or worldly. We can read Paul's explanation that spiritual being emerges or grows or evolves out of the earthly.
Bride
The whole universe is a parable. In other words, there are only parables around us, in the entire universe. The Bible is full of parables. One of the most important parables/ metaphors among them is that of the bridegroom and the bride.
Humanity is the bride.
God is the bridegroom. Lover and beloved! What is between them is love - and only love.
The Holy Church is the bride of Christ! The holy city of heavenly Jerusalem, prepared for her husband, is the central point of the Book of Revelation.
"Rejoice, beloved daughter
the Spirit-clad bride
for the groom has led you
to his wedding chamber"
is how the wedding song in the Syro-Malabar Church begins. And it is not about the bride who is getting married in that sacrament, but about the bride of Christ.
She is the embodiment of the human spirit, that includes you and me!
Mother
'Mother of God' has been a word that has given rise to much debate and controversy in history. Some say that she is only the mother of Jesus. The other position says, no - she is the mother of the God-man. Christ - the only person in whom a mortal is God and God is mortal. It is impossible to divide the immortal and mortal in Him. Therefore, Mary, the one and only Mother of God.
She is the mother of all joys, all sorrows, and all glories - the mother of all living beings!
Queen
Through pretty dramatic moves - through faith, through hope, through simplicity, through humility, it is the Powerful One who brings her to victory over the world, the devil and the flesh - the Lord of the universe who has filled her with Grace.
The attitude and the body language of the "servant of the Lord" are the same as that of the "servant of Yahweh": and vice versa!
The way of the mother was the way of the Son: the way of the Son was also the way of the disciple who she was.
That's the only way that has been proven to be right without a doubt. She is the one who proved it.
The flowering of the earth. The bloom of the soil. The glory of the flesh!
Certainly not a crown of gold, but a crown made up of the flowers-fruits-grains-spices and herbs of the earth, that the Son of God should have crowned her with.
The summit moment of creation. Even when her glorious Son crowns her, he does so with unique humility, respect, and love.
She is the one who intercedes for all peoples - that is, she is the one who eternally remains seated to gather and unite humanity to herself, and through her Son, to the Holy and Ancient One.
She has become the fulfillment of the Christian mysteries of birth, renewal, death, glory, and union with the whole creation.
As the daughter, bride, and mother of God, she is the representative of humanity!
Glorious Mamma of the universe!
