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 bow in humility to the will of
the Lord? For example, you want to focus on something that you want to become
your lifelong career. Yet in your heart you also feel that the Holy Spirit is
leading you to something which is for the Lord. Do you listen to this leading
of the Holy Spirit in your life or you listen only to what you want for
yourself?
Mary listened to the voice of the Lord
God, Mary listened to the Holy Spirit who spoke to her heart. Mary had her own
plan yet she subordinated her plan for God’s plan for her which is to become
the mother of Jesus.
When you obey the voice of God who is
continuously speaking to you, your life will change for the better. You may not
gain the material wealth that this world will offer you but once you say yes to
the voice of God. You will gain peace in your life; peace that you have never
experienced before and peace that no material wealth could give you.
The Blessed Mother did this, she
listened to the voice of God thru the angel Gabriel and she listened to the
voice of the Holy Spirit which was already speaking to her heart. Thus, she
gained peace and serenity in her life.
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