Daily Word of God

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, you who enjoy God’s favour! The Lord is with you.’ She was deeply disturbed by these words and asked herself what this greeting could mean, but the angel said to her, ‘Mary, do not be afraid; you have won God’s favour. 

Look! You are to conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.’

Mary said to the angel, ‘But how can this come about, since I have no knowledge of man?’ The angel answered, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God.’ 

Mary said, ‘You see before you the Lord’s servant, let it happen to me as you have said.’ And the angel left her.

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TODAY’S POINTERS ON GOD’S WORD
As you read the passage what words, phases or meanings caught your attention? 

• Mary is Our Lord’s Mother and the Church’s model disciple. This is because she lived her faith creatively and ordinarily, and with a responsibility that has not been surpassed by any saints . 
• How serious and creative are we in living our faith in the ordinary situations of our lives? 
• Life is a mystery and therefore it is not about solving problems in life. We are not called to do great things, but to live life faithfully and fully in God’s mystery with Mary as our model . 
  

My Reflection:

Today’s words talk about how we should live our lives. It is all about being grounded to our beliefs and stronger faith in our religion. It is not of worrying about the things we cannot do, nor about the things we want to achieve. It is staying true to one self, live the present and follow God’s teachings. Everyday, we face problems and everyday too we survive. Everyday we deal with people, and everyday too we bear. Nothing is impossible with perseverance and complete Faith in Him. We should be like Mary - all willing to live God’s ways. As the Lord said it, my way is easy. We don’t need to know everything but be like little children to enter the Kingdom of God.