Tuesday of week 25 in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Luke 8:19-21
When Jesus said, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and put it into practice”. He is also referring to what they were doing at that moment. Mother Mary came to see Him, but she was standing outside and waiting to see you. This happens when you listen to the Word of God and put it into practice. You listen to the Word of God and learn to stand outside for the Lord. You listen to the Word of God and learn to wait for the Lord. When you listen to the Word of God and put it into practice, it will not be anymore, who you are that determines your actions, but it will be the Word of God that determines your actions. Often, we want to practice the Word of God as who we are. But that is not the right way to practice the Word of God. We must become what the Word of God asks us. And not to practice the Word of God as we are. Let the Word of God, model you. And not to practice the Word of God, as a model. Let’s reflect: How do I practice the Word of God, as who I am or as whom I want to become?
Don Giorgio