In today's Gospel, Luke 1: 57-66, we witness Elizabeth and John rejoicing in the birth of their son. When the eighth day to circumcise him was upon them, those conducting the ritual wanted to name him Zachariah after his father. Elizabeth says: "No. He will be called John." The presiders objected: "There is no one among your relatives who has this name." Not being able to communicate with Zachariah because of his muteness, the presiders made signs to him. Zachariah asks for a tablet and writes: "John is his name." Immediately, Zachariah's ability to communicate is restored!
Wow! Talk about God revealing His will and His power, both in the birth of John the Baptist and in restoring Zachariah's ability to speak! God also wills for His plan to be fulfilled in us and that we, too, become His mouthpiece, conforming our wills to His! Whatever within ourselves that we have distanced from God, God brings near to Himself. Whatever is barren, God makes fruitful. And whatever part of our hearts has become hardened, God softens so that the will of God in our lives can be realized, as it was within Elizabeth and Zachariah.
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