[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you for sharing your insights and encouragements, dear brother in Christ!

Truly, I love meditating on the Names of God and sharing some of those meditations was my intent. I was not trying to answer the question directly.

Obviously, Mary is a creature. She is not the mother of the Creator, though the Creator became enfleshed in her body and physically entered the world with the Name Jesus.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. – John 1:1-4

Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he might have the preeminence.

For it pleased [the Father] that in him should all fulness dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, [I say], whether [they be] things in earth, or things in heaven.– Colossians 1:15-20

Calling her "Mother of the Creator" would be just as confusing as "Mother of God" for the same reason.

If she must have a title, I prefer "Mother of the Incarnate Word" because it requires no footnotes.

God's Name is I AM.

[Quix]

I agree.

Thx much.

[Mad Dawg]

If she must have a title, I prefer "Mother of the Incarnate Word" because it requires no footnotes.

But, Sis! You know what theologians are like. They're not going to stop with that. They're going to parse and dissect and define the relationship between "Eternal Word" and "God" until the cows come home.

Footnotes will propagate like head lice!

;-)

[Deo volente]

If she must have a title, I prefer "Mother of the Incarnate Word" because it requires no footnotes.

Arius preferred "Mother of the Incarnate Word" and look at all the trouble HE caused!

"Mother of God" slammed the door shut on the Christological heresies that were rampant at the time. Contemplating that truth leads us to the full understanding of Who Jesus is.

[metmom]

If she must have a title, I prefer "Mother of the Incarnate Word" because it requires no footnotes.

One could also go with "Mary, the mother of Jesus the Messiah". That would clear things up in case there were other Mary and Jesus, as mother and son combos.

[metmom]

If she must have a title, I prefer "Mother of the Incarnate Word" because it requires no footnotes.

BTW, isn't saying "Christ" the same as saying "The Incarnate One"? I mean really.....what's the difference?