Feast of Mary, Mother of God, Year B – 1st January 2024

Proofs – there are all kinds of them, some more reliable than others, of course.
Some proofs are solid and justify our trust, others may be promising but they are rather whimsical.

When their origin is… God himself, proofs deserve our full attention.
Mysterious proofs… dependable proofs…

The text of today’s 2^nd reading speaks of proof, and it offers a powerful message (Galatians 4:4-7):
“The proof that you are sons (children) is that God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts”. *

An amazing affirmation, is it not?
It may be that God knows that we do not always realize that we are indeed his children.
He reminds us of this through the apostle Paul writing to the first Christians of Galatia.

Often, we live our lives, from day to day, without being aware of this astonishing reality:
WE ARE INDEED GOD’S CHILDREN.
The Spirit of God makes us so and, in our name, dares to call God ‘Abba, Father’.

The period of Christmas has made us more conscious of God’s Son – Jesus who became a human being like us.
This feast of his Mother, Mary, may be a good opportunity for us to renew our conviction that we, too, are God’s children.

* Note from the author: This translation is from the Jerusalem Bible. Some other translations do not use the word ‘proof’.

Note: Another text is available on a different theme, in French, at: https://image-i-nations.com/fete-de-marie-mere-de-dieu-annee-b-1er-janvier-2024/

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