JOURNEY WITH MARY
[7] SAYING “YES” – COOPERATION IN THE MISSION OF GOD
Have you finished the reflection and reading?
How do you feel?
In this 7th Episode, we are going to reflect on SAYING
“YES” – COOPERATION IN THE MISSION OF GOD
We have reflected
enough on the nature of our being – our predestination, created by God in his
own image and likeness, being special & precious to God, dedicated to God
and the necessity to be silent and in solitude. We are going to the next stage
towards our end – our decisive actions, from being to becoming and doing!
Through the the practice of silence and solitude we can raise our awareness and consciousness
to that of the Divine, where we can experience and receive the flow of grace
from God.
ü We let God love us
The lover
becomes like the beloved and the INCARNATION is the expression and effect of
the love God has for us. It was not to be in our weak fragile state forever,
rather to raise our state to that of His.
The Son
became one of us – a member of the Human Family – so that we could become
members of the Divine Family.
Once the
beloved has fully experienced the love of the lover, the beloved is enabled to
become the lover. The change of role in this love relationship with God is very
essential. God who loves us desires our love for Him, that’s why He asked us to
love Him exclusively with our entire being, without any limit.
John 19:28, “I am thirsty.”
It is the cry of the Divine for
human love as have many Saints written describing this verse.
St. Teresa of
Calcutta was very devoted to the thirsting Christ on the Cross. “I Thirst”
is written along the Crucifix in the Chapels of the Convents of the
Missionaries of Charity. She told the sisters:
“‘I thirst’ is something much deeper than Jesus just saying
‘I love you.’ Until you know deep inside that JESUS THIRSTS FOR YOU—you can’t begin to know who He wants to be
for you. Or who He wants you to be for Him.”
(March 1993, Letter to the Missionaries of Charity)
About this
we have already reflected in the 5th episode DEDICATED TO GOD – Total CONSECRATION – choosing God above everyone and
everything else. If you have not listened to it, please do listen and reflect
on that as well.
To listen to the 5th episode, kindly click the link:
ü When we receive God’s love, we learn to see things from the Divine perspective.
The fruits
of this state is:
Ø To see as God sees
Ø To think as He thinks
Ø The ability to see the BEYOND – not merely the visible
Ø Readiness to see the BEYOND
Luke 1:26-38
THE
ANNUNCIATION
26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God
to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin engaged to a man
whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was
Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The
Lord is with you.” 29 But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered
what sort of greeting this might be. 30 The angel said to her, “Do
not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And now,
you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him
Jesus. 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most
High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor
David. 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his
kingdom there will be no end.” 34 Mary said to the angel, “How can
this be, since I am a virgin?”[c] 35 The angel said to her, “The
Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow
you; therefore the child to be born[d] will be holy; he will be called Son
of God. 36 And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also
conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be
barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with
God.” 38 Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it
be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.
The decision to say YES is the result
of :
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The
ability to see as God sees
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Willingness
to die to one’s desires and plans
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Ability
to see beyond the temporary in the light of the permanent
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Readiness
to give up oneself
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And
most importantly, the expression of one’s love for God and human beings
Questions for
Reflection:
· Have I said “Yes” to God?
· What is preventing me from saying “Yes”
to God?
· How can I overcome it and say “Yes”?
· Have I let God love me? Or am I withholding
myself from God?
· How can I let God love me?
Biblical
Passages for Reflection:
Luke 1:26-38
John 19:28
John 1:35-51
Life of Saints
St.
Francis Xavier
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