Luke
11:27-28
While
Jesus was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, “Blessed
is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.” He replied,
“Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”
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Reflection:
Do you
observe and hear the word of God?
Why is
there abortion, terrorism, crime, abuse of the environment, egocentric people
and so forth? Because we don’t hear and observe the word of God. There are
those who listen to God’s words but they don’t live it.
Jesus is
not a self-centered God same as with the Blessed Mother they don’t want honor
for themselves. Truth be told, honor is the least that they want; let us look
at their lives, did they run after honor? They shunned it! They simply listened
to the word of God and followed it.
This is
actually the cure for the chaotic world that we are in right now: To hear/read
the world of God and follow it. We mustn’t not seek personal honor that only deluge
our bloated egos.
We have
to remember that we only become effective followers of the Lord when we model
our lives with the simple and humble lives of the Jesus and Mary. Our modern and
technology driven times would always dictate us to chase upon honorific titles.
To love
the limelight and be the center of attention but it‘s actually nothing before God.
What counts in the heart of God is our readiness to humbly hear His word and
live it. Thus, we become blessed in His eyes.
Do you listen
to the word of God and do you live it? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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