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Earlier in Luke we hear that "all generations will call her blessed." Then, according to your interpetation, Jesus contradicts that and says "Nah, forget her, blessed are the believers instead"

So how do you explain this contradiction. Jesus is commanding us here (According to you) not to consider his mother blessed, in contradiction to earlier Scripture.

I am quite sure that all generations have called Mary blessed.

But this is simply the adulation of man, as opposed to the evaluation of God.

Now, don't get me wrong ... Mary was blessed by God, as we all have the opportunity to be ... in that she had/has relationship with God, and the blessings which flow from that relationship.

I am quite sure that all generations have called Mary blessed. But this is simply the adulation of man, as opposed to the evaluation of God.

Huh? So the Bible, when saying that all generations will call her blessed, is saying that many many people will be mistaken?

Mary was blessed by God, as we all have the opportunity to be ... in that she had/has relationship with God, and the blessings which flow from that relationship.

Of course she had a relationship with God. In terms of obedience and everything she had a model relationship with God.

You do have a distinction, but I'm not sure you are looking at it the right way. Certainly, Mary was not blessed because she was Jesus' mother, but she was blessed to be Jesus' mother.

We all have an opportunity to be blessed to have a relationship with God, for sure. But none of us will ever have the mother/Son relationship she had.

That never goes away.