Why does the Most-Holy Theotokos have a special place among all creation?

Why does the Most-Holy Theotokos have a special place among all creation?

Why is She the Highest among all creation, not just human beings, but even the angels of the highest triad?

It’s because She made it possible for the universe (not just for human beings, but also for the angels), to see God, 

She made it possible for the universe to see God not only through His energies (as the angels and the saints were always able to see and glorify Him), but as a human being and this human being, Jesus Christ, is God Himself.

The Most-Holy Theotokos gave this opportunity to the universe, however She was not just a blind instrument in the Hands of God. 

She became a co-worker of God (as Apostle Paul tells us to become co-workers of God) in the fulfillment of this amazing, astounding, great mystery.

She cooperated with God in the deed, which is inconceivable to every mind, even to the minds of the angels. 

Thus, She became the Highest of all creation, even higher than the Seraphim and the Cherubim, the angels of the highest triad.

The reason She is so significant among humans is not because She was born without the original sin, like some denominations teach. 

She was not born sinless. She is a human being, absolutely like us, with the same fallen nature.

She is significant and the Highest among humans because She has fought Her fallen nature to the degree that She never committed any personal sin. 

In other words, Her fallen nature could not be realized due to her personal heroism and bravery.

Archpriest Theodore Gignadze

Segment from a sermon on the Feast of Dormition of Theotokos (August 28, 2018)