GOSPEL OF THE DAY

From the Gospel according to Mark

Mark 10:13-16

People were bringing children to Jesus that he might touch them,

but the disciples rebuked them.

When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them,

“Let the children come to me; do not prevent them,

for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Amen, I say to you,

whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God like a child

will not enter it.”

Then he embraced the children and blessed them,

placing his hands on them.

The word of the Lord

 

Are we capable?

Docility is necessary to receive the kingdom of God. This requires becoming spiritually small, seeing our own miseries, and accepting everything that comes in our marriage with a healthy disposition, because nothing escapes the Father’s hands.

 

Applied to married life:

Natalia: There are situations that happen over and over, in the same way, and we always fall into the same pattern.

Jaime: I’m somewhat afraid to face them because I won’t know how to respond, just as I couldn’t respond in the past, and we will end up getting angry just as we have so many times.

Natalia: What if we live it as a test from the Lord to see if we are capable of loving each other? Let’s focus on that, because it is not a matter of arguing, or being right or wrong. It is a matter of love: forgiving without limits, believing without limits, hoping without limits.

Jaime: Okay. We will accept it as a test to receive the kingdom of God.

Mother,

Help us to love in the mystery. Praise be to God.a