Gospel: Luke 1:46-56
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he remembered his promise of mercy, the promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever.”
Mary remained with Elizabeth about three
months and then returned to her home.
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Reflection:
Why did Mary remain with her cousin Elizabeth for three months? Why not leave her after one or two months? Mary left after three months because she wanted to ensure that she would be by her side when her cousin Elizabeth gives birth.
Considering that during that time Mary was also pregnant with Jesus. She could have simply excused herself and went home to rest and nurse her own pregnancy. But she did not she saw to it that she would first take care of her cousin’s needs before her own.
By serving her cousin Mary proclaimed the greatness of the Lord who was with her. Perhaps in the infinite mind of God He was telling Mary you want to praise me? Then learn to serve your cousin first. You want to praise me? Forget yourself first because it’s in forgetting of yourself that you could best highlight my abiding presence in your life.
We can indeed best serve and praise God by
serving others. And by forgetting ourselves so that those who are in need may
live and feel the abiding presence of God thru us. We can never serve and share
God if our focus is always centered on ourselves. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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