In today's Gospel, Luke 11: 27-28, a woman, impressed by Jesus' preaching, calls out to him: "Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed." In response, Jesus says to her: "Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it." Three things we might reflect upon: 1) Mary is truly blessed, as Jesus points out, because she was attentive to God's word, listened to the angel Gabriel, and acted upon God's word. Her fiat was not just words; it was action in accord with the message conveyed to her through the angel and/or through the circumstances of her life. 2) If someone saw you or I in action, as Jesus was observed, would the person give praise to God, saying: "Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed"? 3) Would Jesus, seeing what you are doing today, or any day, say: "Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it"? If not, why not and what changes do you, or I, need to make in our lives so that we are, in truth, listening to God and doing what He is asking of us?
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