"Hear the word of God and keep it"

Sunrise in Delcambre, LA

Scripture: Luke 11:27-28 - As he said this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!" But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"

Meditation: Who do you seek to favor and bless? When an admirer wished to compliment Jesus by praising his mother, Jesus did not deny the truth of the blessing she pronounced. Her beatitude (which means "blessedness" or "happiness") recalls Mary's canticle: All generations will call me blessed (Luke 1:48). Jesus adds to her words by pointing to the source of all true blessedness or happiness – union with God in heart, mind, and will. Mary humbly submitted herself to the miraculous plan of God for the incarnation of his only begotten Son – the Word of God made flesh in her womb, by declaring: I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word (Luke 1:38). Mary heard the word spoken to her by the angel and she believed it.

On another occasion Jesus remarked that whoever does the will of God is a friend of God and a member of his family – his sons and daughters who have been ransomed by the precious blood of Christ. (Luke 8:21). They are truly blessed because they know their God personally and they find joy in hearing and obeying his word.

Our goal in life, the very reason we were created in the first place, is for union with God. We were made for God and our hearts are restless until they rest in him. Lucian of Antioch (240-312), an early Christian theologian and martyr, once said that "a Christian's only relatives are the saints." Those who follow Jesus Christ and who seek the will of God enter into a new family, a family of "saints" here on earth and in heaven. Jesus changes the order of relationships and shows that true kinship is not just a matter of flesh and blood. Our adoption as sons and daughters of God transforms all our relationships and requires a new order of loyalty to God and his kingdom.

 

Refection question: Do you hunger for God and for his word?

 

The joy of family who hungers for God and his word!!

Prayer: "Lord Jesus, my heart is restless until it rests in you. Help me to live in your presence and in the knowledge of your great love for me. May I seek to please you in all that I do, say, and think." Amen.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Peace and all good,

Brother Ed, OFM

 

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Prayer intentions:

For Sister Ann Roddy, SSND

For the poor and needy

For the Poor Clare's

All doctors and nurses

 

For the CAJUN CONNECTION  of - Erath, LA & Delcombre, LA

ARLENE T. & GALE NUNEZ 
RENELL ROMERO - daughter of Arlene & Gale Nunez
+KEVIN NUNEZ - son of Arlene & Gale Nunez
+LEOLA T.TRAHAN

+RENZA & WILTZIE TERREBONNE

+WILTON & NELLA  NUNEZ

ROLAND & BARBARA N. ESPONGE

CHRISTOPHER  ESPONGE

MICHELLE SAVOIE

PATRICK & MONA D. NUNEZ 

SCOTT NUNEZ - son of Pat and Mona Nunez
JENNIFER N.VEGAS - daughter of Pat and Mona Nunez

+DUDLEY & YOLANDE DUGAS - Mona Nunez parents

Amen!