Gospel: Luke 3: 10-13
The kingdom of God is coming; its arrival is not some external realm, but one that is within the hearts of each human being. This is the message John the Baptist came to announce, and now people from all walks of life and professions come to him, asking what they must do in order to be ready for this kingdom that is to come within them. How now are they to live in the particular circumstances to which life has called them?
It is for us now in these days to ask the same question, for the kingdom comes to our hearts as well. God has granted mercy to us; now it is our task to show mercy and love to others. How are we to show this mercy and love to others within the professions to which we have dedicated ourselves, within the families and communities we have created and cultivated in our lives? How can our outward actions manifest the kingdom of love that has come within us?
What John the Baptist preaches, Mary exhibits in her life. God came to her with the invitation of the kingdom to come within her. She accepted and brought forth to the world the Lord Jesus, love incarnate. It is for us to do the same. We have been invited to house the Lord within us and to bring him forth by deeds of love and mercy for others.
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