Mary's Suffering

He was The Firstborn
Flesh of her flesh, blood of her blood
He was her Son...their Son.
Reviled, denied, despised. Rejected by his own.

She watched helplessly as he was nailed to a cross.
The only begotten Son.
His Son.
The mother wept as she witnessed the suffering of her Son.

As He hung in silent agony enduring the will of His Father,
They both suffered.
He for a fallen mankind, she for her Son.
In His pain, he sensed hers, "Woman, behold thy son!"

And Mary wept in quiet dignity.