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:
Do you accept the will of the Lord for
your life or you contradict it, thus you follow your own selfish and sinful will? For
example, the will of the Lord for a pregnant woman is to carry and nurse the
child in her womb. However, many are contradicting this will of the Lord by
killing the child in the womb thru abortion.
The Gospel tells us that God thru the
Angel Gabriel had chosen the Blessed Mother to be the Mother of Jesus, of all
women why the Blessed Mother? We don’t know the answer but the Blessed Mother’s
humility, docility and abandonment to the will of God speaks volumes about her.
The Blessed Mother humbly followed
God’s desire and will when she said: "Behold, I am the handmaid of the
Lord. May it be done to me according to your word (Luke 1:38)."
Like the Blessed Mother, are you
willing to humble yourself before the Lord? Are you willing to abandon your
life to the will of God? And do you always follow the intervention of God the
Holy Spirit in your life? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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