On being a godmother

I've recently discovered a new wonderful blog, The "Refusal to Grasp", by a soon to be graduate of the John Paul II Institute of Marriage and Family in Washington, DC. You'll find some great reflections on the Theology of the Body there.

Amy , who runs the blog, recently was commenting on the role of being a godmother since she was just asked to godmother a friend's newborn. Having just become a godmother this past weekend, I share her wonder at the awesome responsibility that being a godparent is.

What she had to say really struck a cord with me:

Superwoman asked me to be the godmother of her beautiful girl. It very nearly brought me to tears right there in the kitchen as I brewed my tea. This isn't the first time that I've been asked to be a godmother but I think it's the first time that I get it, even if I don't get it at all.

Can we be more than mothers and fathers? Dr. S used to ask this question in class often.

"Spiritual parenthood, as a sign of the inner maturity of the person, is the goal which in diverse ways all human beings, men and women alike, are called to seek within or outside matrimony. This call fits into the gospel summons to perfection of which the father is the supreme model. So then, human beings will come particularly close to God when this spiritual parenthood, of which God is the prototype, takes shape in them." Karol Wojtyla Love and Responsibility