It does have a huge interpretive and explanatory hurdle to cross, so Mother of Jesus is more immediately clear.
If someone were to want to emphasize how important in the earth’s salvation history that Mary was, they would be hard pressed to find a better way to emphasize that than FORCING people to think about this exact theology.
She is important. All generations will call her blessed. The bible reveals that when Jesus’ other followers had fled, that His mom was still there for him. There at every point of conception, life, death, burial, resurrection.
She was an amazing woman. I have no doubt that Jesus deeply loved His mom.
This is where Protestants start getting nervous about Mary theology. The emphasis should be on Jesus, not Mary or any other. John the Baptist, who also had a very important role as the last of the prophets, the proclaimer of the Messiah, realized his secondary role when he stated "He must increase, I must decrease" (John 3:30). In Luke 11:27, Jesus deflected praise away from Mary which calls to question exactly how important was her role. Why take the scenic by-pass through Mary when you can take the direct expressway to Jesus?
She is important. All generations will call her blessed. The bible reveals that when Jesus’ other followers had fled, that His mom was still there for him. There at every point of conception, life, death, burial, resurrection.
Is Mary important? Yes and no, IMO. Mary had an important role and like others who also had important roles in God's redemptive plan, should be honored. However, like John the Baptist and others, her role is over. Salvation is through her son, not Mary. A Gospel presentation can be done without ever mentioning Mary - see Paul's statement in 1 Corinthians 15.
She was an amazing woman. I have no doubt that Jesus deeply loved His mom.
No disagreement here.