Annuciation of the Lord

Today is the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord. Mary's Yes changed our lives. The Holy Spirit had guided her to a prominent Yes. The Holy Spirit guides us through Life helping us recognize many of the Blessing in our Lives. The Holy Spirit guides us to do God's Will. God is in control and we need to be nudged sometimes to follow His Will. The Word Among Us says it perfectly:

The best part is that the Spirit is still at work in the same way today. He wants to empower us just as he empowered Mary throughout her life. He wants to fill us with his love so that we will evangelize. And he wants to guide us just as he guided Mary, walking beside us at every moment, inspiring us to follow God’s will. Perhaps you have already experienced him giving you his wisdom, understanding, counsel, and courage at different points in your life. But whatever you have experienced, he wants to do even more!

The Holy Spirit has been with you since your baptism. He’s the one behind those gentle nudges you get to say a kind word or call up a friend in distress. He’s also the one who prompts you to speak out against evil and avoid doing anything displeasing to God. Now is the time to get to know him even better. So follow Mary’s example and look to him every day. He wants to fill your heart to overflowing, and through you, to renew the face of the earth!

Praising Him Joyfully,

Noelle:)