Yesterday was the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. This is a quick reflection on the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Who unlike Eve, never succumbed to the temptations of Satan.
Unlike the rest of humanity, except Her Son, Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary Who was told by God's angel that She was "full of grace" [1] was never tainted with Original Sin and therefore never experienced guilt.
Both Eve and Adam felt guilty for the first time and hid themselves only after they ate the Forbidden Fruit that stained them with Original Sin. [2]
Guilt is defined as "the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability. [3]
Is it even possible to imagine living one's life without any deviation from God's Will, in God's Truth, completely free of guilt and self-deception?
[1] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A26-28&version=DRA
[2] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A+8-13&version=KJV
[3] https://www.dictionary.com/browse/guilt
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