Saturday - The Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Part 2)
When Mary and Joseph found Jesus at the temple, He was "sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers." (Luke 2:46-47)
At the age of 12, Jesus understood the Scriptures perfectly and was anxious to begin the work for which He had been sent to earth. He knew what He was supposed to do. And He was excited to teach and touch as many lives (Couldn't help it ... P&G). "Why were you looking for Me? Did you not know that I must be in My Father's house?" (Luke 2:49)
YET He knew, that God the Father had placed Him with Mary and Joseph for a reason. He yielded to God the Father's perfect timing ... because, of course, He knew it was impeccable. So, "He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them;" (Luke 2:51). It was they who taught Him, through the lives they lived, how to apply that knowledge and understanding with love and compassion. It is they who enabled "Jesus [to] advance[d] in wisdom and age and favor before God and man." (Luke 2:52).
And, because He Waited and Obeyed, He gained Wisdom which helped Him (along with the Holy Spirit's guidance) to successfully execute His mission.
"and His mother kept all these things in her heart."
When Mary and Joseph found Jesus at the temple, He was "sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers." (Luke 2:46-47)
At the age of 12, Jesus understood the Scriptures perfectly and was anxious to begin the work for which He had been sent to earth. He knew what He was supposed to do. And He was excited to teach and touch as many lives (Couldn't help it ... P&G). "Why were you looking for Me? Did you not know that I must be in My Father's house?" (Luke 2:49)
YET He knew, that God the Father had placed Him with Mary and Joseph for a reason. He yielded to God the Father's perfect timing ... because, of course, He knew it was impeccable. So, "He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them;" (Luke 2:51). It was they who taught Him, through the lives they lived, how to apply that knowledge and understanding with love and compassion. It is they who enabled "Jesus [to] advance[d] in wisdom and age and favor before God and man." (Luke 2:52).
And, because He Waited and Obeyed, He gained Wisdom which helped Him (along with the Holy Spirit's guidance) to successfully execute His mission.
"and His mother kept all these things in her heart."
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