Word of God – Reflection on Luke 11:27-28
Imagine re-entering your mother’s womb as you spiritually accept her glowing warmth. In this protective place, your senses are limited, and colors are pale because of the blocked light. Your muted hearing and your inability to speak make the world’s troubles dissipate. This seemingly odd metaphor can help our thoughts when reading or hearing the word of God. Finding that quiet place, even in the din, for the warmth of the Lord and the perception of subdued (but not shut off) senses can be challenging, but it is possible. In this way, you may spiritually know the touch of Christ’s loving light. Your “place” allows you to minimize what is going on around you and helps to open your heart and ears to illuminate and hear the word of God. If your precious time with the Lord provides rest and brings you peace, comfort, or joy, then that is a sign these moments work for you. Remember that you have not left yourself behind; you are still whole. However, by managing the stimulus effect, we can create a more open space for divinity. We can also let the divinely inspired positives of being human and divine remain as we exit to enter the world. There should be a period of feeling refreshed with the assurance Jesus is with you and desire that you want to go to your quiet place again.
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Additional Ordinary Time Reflections
Luke 11:27-28 – Scripture*
True Blessedness
27 While he was saying this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you!” 28 But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
Additional Thoughts
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Prayer for young families:
Lord, let the young families of our communities get to know your joy, peace, comfort, and love despite worldly distractions.
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*This site has written permission to use the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE) Bible Luke 11 passage.
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