From the Gospel according to Luke. Lk 1:39-45

Mary set out in those days and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”

The Gosper of the Lord

Are You Jumping on Board?

This is the ninth Beatitude: Blessed are those who believed because what the Lord told them would be fulfilled. I don’t know about you, but God told us on our wedding day that we would become holy through marriage. God gave us this amazing Sacrament to make it happen, and we believed it! Are you jumping on board with those of us who believe?

Applied to married life:

Philip: Matilda, why have you been so loving and thoughtful lately?
Matilda: Because I believe that through our Sacrament of Marriage, everything I do for you, Philip, is filled with the love of Christ, and it sanctifies us through His redeeming power.
Philip: Does that have to do with how our Sacrament is a visible sign of something supernatural happening—something much bigger but invisible?
Matilda: Exactly. The proof is that what happens is way out of proportion to what we do. It’s like at retreats, where the miracles that occur are far greater than anything we contribute to. It’s the same in our marriage, but even more so because we are united by a Sacrament that is truly effective.
Philip: That’s amazing! Can I try it?
Matilda: Of course, but you have to do it with faith, because it works according to your faith.

Mother,

We are jumping on board, the board of the blessed who believe. All for the greater glory of God!