 Jesus is going to bring about some opposition in his life. And this is going to be painful for Mary, his mother, not just at the foot of the cross. And obviously this image of the sword does hearken to mind bloodshed, battle. And we know that Jesus did die a bloody death. He was murdered on the cross. And Mary was standing at the foot of the cross. And Luke doesn't mention this in his gospel, but of course John does in the fourth gospel. And so having to watch her son die