Reflection for Wednesday, 4th week of Advent
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Director, Social Action Movement, Don Bosco Bidar
Today's Gospel Verses
Luke 1:39-45
At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”
Meditation on the Word of God
Advent is a time of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Christ as well as His second coming.
But for Mary and Elizabeth, it was a time of preparation of motherhood.
As these two expecting mothers met in the gospel passage, we can sense a spike of revelation.
For Elizabeth, the sad barren period of her life is over as God revealed His blessings on her.
For Mary, a joy filled, yet anxious future, has just been revealed to her.
In Mary and Elizabeth, we can see the cycle of life and the cycle of joy and anxiety.
Yet even in our joys and anxiety, God will still reveal Himself to us, just as He did to Mary and Elizabeth.
In our joys and anxiety may we still sing the songs of love and thanksgiving.
May our hearts always leap with joy with each revelation from God.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice day