Our Lady of Trust Novena Day 7

The Family

The personal love God has for each individual has a second essential aspect: it seeks to broaden its reach.  God's love characteristically expresses itself more and more fully; it expands.  Since we are applying human terms to the unsearchable and mysterious divine life, we should note that the love of God, because it is infinite, can grow neither in amount nor intensity.  Yet it is not static; it tends to expand through free self-giving. (page 19)                                                                                                                                                                                    

If we truly know and believe that God has such infinite love for us personally then it will spill naturally over into our family relationships both biological and spiritual families.  Shame on myself and any of us who keeps the good news to ourselves.  I have been remiss in not mentioning Mary until this point since it is her feast day we are about to celebrate and her complete trust that God would do as he said that is the perfect example of trust for us to follow, and her YES that brought the human and divine families together

Luke 1:26-38

 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,27to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.^l28And coming to her, he said, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.”^m29But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.30Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.31ⁿ Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus.32^o He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,^* and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,33and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”^p34But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?”^*35And the angel said to her in reply, “The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.^q36And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived^* a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;37for nothing will be impossible for God.”^r38Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

Let us pray again with these verses rejoicing in Mary’s trust and learning from her example

Dear Jesus teach our family to trust and be completely available as Mary was

Our Lady of Trust Novena Day 7