This morning as I prayed the Joyful Mysteries I was reflecting on many things. There is a hearing tomorrow for St. Mary's that could be a turning point. Or not. My youngest cousin is failing in CCU in Ventura. He is 61...praying for him, his six year old son, his wife, his three step children. Thinking of the brevity of life.
I use a little booklet published by Magnificat and the devotions for today were written by Father Richard Veras. The fifth mystery especially touches my heart. Jesus has been separated from His parents for three days. At twelve years old he has stayed behind in Jerusalem to discuss things with the elders in the temple. Father Veras writes,
"Mary could not have explained how a virgin could give birth,
or how Elizabeth could bear a son in old age,
or how shepherds could find the obscure birthplace of her beloved Son,
or how an old man in the temple could utter a profound prophecy about her Son.
Even the teachers in the temple could not explain Jesus' intelligence."
He continues with,
"The fact that the mystery is mysterious can only be an objection to a small mind which refuses that which is deeper than its understanding."
He close with, "Joy does not spring from intellectual pride, but from being loved."
During a long conversation with my sister, Donna, earlier today we discussed many things that have been going on in our family and in the world. We agreed that pride separates us from knowing the true promptings of God. It is only when we remember who we are, Who we belong to, that we can order our lives with true joy.
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