2 SM 7:4-5A, 12-14A, 16
PS 89: 2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29
ROM 4:13, 16-18, 22
PS 84: 5
MT 1:16, 18-21, 24A or LK 2:41-51A
How
many of us would be so willing to just accept God’s will without taking a
second to think about what His offering holds? I don’t think any of us would
just jump at the chance of saying, “yes” without taking at least a minute to
think about it.
In
today’s Gospel, did you hear what the Lord told Joseph? The angel of the Lord
appeared in Joseph’s dream and said to him, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your
wife into your home”.
The Lord told Joseph to accept Mary into his life. This woman, who was told to
be a “virgin”, but had a baby in her womb, was supposed to just be easily
accepted into Joseph’s life. Joseph knew Mary was pregnant. She was pregnant
with someone else’s child or maybe it was really the Lord’s Son. But how can he
just accept a pregnant woman of an unknown man? Accepting a woman who claims
herself to be a “virgin” and become the father of a bastard child was not
socially acceptable amongst people. However, feeling the presence of God
through the angel, all Joseph was able to do was say, “yes” to Him. His faith
and trust in God is all that it took for him to obey God’s command at once.
That night Joseph just woke up from his sleep and “did as the angel of the Lord
had commanded him
and took his wife into his home”. He didn’t take a second
to doubt God’s wish. He didn’t go to a friend’s place to talk it out. He didn’t
pace back and forth in his room running the pros and cons of accepting Mary.
What Joseph did was simply accept the Lord’s plan. There was no hesitation. There
was period of questioning the Almighty God.
The Gospel
today gives us an example of what it takes to just say, “yes” to God. God gives
us so many opportunities in life to just say “yes”, but we tend to overthink His
offers for us and miss the possibilities of what greater experiences we could
have had if we only listened to Him. During this season of Lent, it is important
to just sit and listen to God. We should be able to say “yes, Lord” to whatever
His plans are for us. Instead of questioning Him and thinking about what He is
asking us to do, we should trust in Him and accept the plan that He has for us.
He only wants to bring us good. The next time you are deciding between two or
more choices, think about what God would want you to do. Look for His voice and
listen to His wish. For His plans are greater than yours.
Tima
Tito, Senior Nursing Student from Chicago, IL.
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