Gospel:
Luke 1:26-38
The angel
Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin
betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name
was Mary. And coming to her, he said, "Hail, full of grace! The Lord is
with you." But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what
sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, "Do not be
afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in
your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and
will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne
of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of
his Kingdom there will be no end." But Mary said to the angel, "How
can this be, since I have no relations with a man?" And the angel said to
her in reply, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the
Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the child to be born will be called
holy, the Son of God. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived
a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called
barren; for nothing will be impossible for God." Mary said, "Behold,
I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your
word." Then the angel departed from her.
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Reflection:
Why did
Mary found favor with God? Among many women why was she chosen to be the mother
of Jesus? This is for the reason that Mary was humble and compliant to the will
of God. Mary did not say I will not submit to the will of God because I have my
own will for myself Mary humbly said yes.
The Lord
always chooses and uses the humble and the compliant for the realization of His
plans in this world. Simply put Mary humbly submitted her own humanity to the
wisdom of our all-knowing God. Like Mary do you always submit to the wisdom of
God? Or you only submit when it suits you when it doesn’t suit you, you decline
God’s wisdom and submit to your own will.
God’s
wisdom is always for our own betterment. We may initially see it as something
that is very hard to follow because we would be pulled out from our own comfort
zone. But at the end we would realize that the plan of God is correct and for
our own good.
Today
being the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Let us reflect upon
the Blessed Mother’s humility and compliance to the plan and will of God. That
the plan of God is always designed for our own good. We may not understand it
and it may be difficult to follow but God’s plan is always for our own good. –
Marino J. Dasmarinas
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