And in her response to God: That she must have been preserved from the “spiritual corruption of sin” at her conception, and from the “bodily corruption of death” at the end of her life.
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Let us praise God for his everlasting love!
However, the spiritual truth that Jesus speaks is still so profound it is easily missed, even by believers.
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Getting to know God is living, looking like him
Hunger and thirst for the living God means opening heart and soul, and discovering the living word that transforms our way of living.
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The multiplication story foretells the cross
A story of bread and wine that become the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
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Jesus places great emphasis on the ground in which we are planted
So then, for the word to become effective, the condition of the soil (our hearts and souls) was all-important.
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Jesus calls us to share in his chalice
To empty it so that others can become full to love, and forgive always and everywhere and everyone.
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We bear much fruit when we put God’s words into action
Jesus is almost imploring all to not just hear some sounds of words, but to listen with all their heart.
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Doing the will of God makes Jesus part of our family
Jesus stretched out his hands toward his disciples and elevated them precisely because of their discipleship.
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Christ’s mysteries are the foundation of our faith
This woman, who was the first to discover the empty tomb and who loved Jesus profoundly, leads us to this “love of Christ that compels us.”
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With the living word of God, there is nothing you should want
These readings make it quite clear that the most wondrous things have been done and are being done again by the Lord for us and to us.
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