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Saturday, October 11, 2008
Galatians 3:22-29, Psalm 105:2-7, Luke 11:27-28
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BLESSED AMONG BLESSINGS
"Blest are they who hear the word of God and keep it." —Luke 11:28
Physical relationships can be very fulfilling for human beings. For
example, a married couple's physical relationship expressed in sexual
intercourse can be an exceptional blessing. The physical relationship of a
mother with the child she conceives, births, and nurtures is also one of
the greatest blessings in life. Therefore, a woman cried out to Jesus:
"Blest is the womb that bore You and the breasts that nursed You!" (Lk
11:27) However, Jesus responded: "Rather...blest are they who hear the
word of God and keep it" (Lk 11:28). As wonderful as physical
relationships can be, even as wondrous as was Mary's physical relationship
with Jesus, it is more blest to hear God's word and keep it.
Living God's word is such a blessing that when Jeremiah found God's words,
he devoured them (Jer 15:16). They became the joy and happiness of his
heart (Jer 15:16). The psalmist delighted in obeying God's word (Ps 40:9).
God's word was more precious to him "than thousands of gold and silver
pieces" (Ps 119:72). When Ezra proclaimed God's word to the people, they
rejoiced and celebrated for eight days (Neh 8:9-10, 17-18). Jesus spent
the afternoon and evening of His resurrection day by opening the hearts
and minds of two disciples and the apostles to the Scriptures (see Lk
24:27, 32, 45). There is something very blest about hearing and doing
God's word. Get blest.
Prayer: Father, I commit myself by Your grace to pray and read the Bible
every day for the rest of my life.
Promise: "If you belong to Christ you are the descendants of Abraham,
which means you inherit all that was promised." —Gal 3:29
Praise: When George cannot make it to daily Mass, he feasts on God's word
by reading and pondering that day's eucharistic scriptures.
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†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
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