Gospel
Lk 10:21-24
In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.’
Then turning to the disciples he said privately, ‘Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.’
The Gospel of the Lord
Jesus, like His Mother, rejoices in the Spirit (or in God). He delights in the Father being Lord of heaven and earth and in revealing His intimacy to the humble. The great aspire to this intimacy, but He reveals it to whomever He chooses, and He desires to share it with the humble—as long as they remain so and do not let pride take over.
This is why our challenge lies in not exalting ourselves. As the Lord reveals more to us, we must become even smaller in the face of His greatness.
Applied to Married Life:
Richard: Father, sometimes I experience situations I don’t understand, like when it feels as though my wife doesn’t understand me, dismisses my opinions, and demands a sensitivity from me that I don’t feel she shows me. But I believe she’s not truly to blame, and that You allow these situations so I can humble myself further before You. I accept these moments with joy, so that You may reign in me.
Lucy: Father, there are times when I feel my husband doesn’t treat me with gentleness and hurts me with his attitude. And in those moments, it seems as though he wants to impose his views while I’m expected to remain silent. But I do not blame my husband for this. I accept these moments with joy because I know You allow these trials to humble me so that You may reign in my heart.
(And the Lord continued to permit these situations so that neither spouse would exalt themselves, even as they were allowed to experience the intimacy of His Sacred Heart.)
Mother,
Help us resist the temptation to blame our spouses for situations that God allows to humble us and draw us closer to sharing His secrets. Praise be to the Lord who reigns in our lives.