"Mary treasured these things and pondered them in her heart."

May has traditionally been a month dedicated to the Blessed Mother. Archbishop Fulton Sheen popularized the poem below during the 1950's, and while it may appear childish, it really is a profound reflection on the incarnation and how Mary can help bring us closer to Jesus. With the May Crowning tomorrow I thought it would be appropriate:

Lovely Lady dressed in blue teach me how to pray!
God was just your little boy, tell me what to say!

Did you lift Him up, sometimes, gently on your knee?
Did you sing to Him the way Mother does to me?

Did you hold His hand at night?
Did you ever try telling stories of the world?
O! And did He cry?

Do you really think He cares if I tell Him things-
little things that happen?
And do the Angels' wings make a noise?
And can He hear me if I speak low?
Does He understand me now?
tell me - for you know?

Lovely Lady dressed in blue teach me how to pray!
God was just your little boy, and you know the way.

-Mary Dixon Thayer