Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today's Gospel.
Today's Gospel: Luke 20:27-40
This Gospel passage used to give me a bit of anxiety because I couldn’t imagine eternity not being married to my spouse, and I didn’t like trying to imagine it. It reminded me of how little (as in, nothing) I really know of heaven, and how little of it is in my control anyway.
But the grace of the sacraments is real, and after ten years of sacramental marriage, the Lord has taken that fear and replaced it with love. I actually really love today’s Gospel.
The grace of marriage has given me a wider lens. I can’t be married or given in marriage in heaven because I will already be someone’s bride. Not Josh’s, but Jesus’s. He is the Bridegroom. There will be no one else for me but Him. The love of my earthly husband is preparing me for the One who has given me Himself and wants all of me in return, forever.
And it’s what I want for my husband, too. I don’t want him all to myself, for myself. No, I want him to be consumed with love for Jesus, to be enraptured at the beatific vision, for him to give himself totally to God. That will be so much better than anything that I could dream up myself.
During the month of November, as a Church we turn our hearts toward heaven - we pray for the dead, celebrate the saints, and then at the end of the month, begin preparing for Advent and the coming of the King. But we’re also turning our hearts toward the Bridegroom. We’re readying ourselves for the Wedding Feast.
Ponder:
How am I readying myself for heaven today?
Pray:
Oh Jesus, the Bridegroom, I long to be with You forever in heaven. Take my heart this day and draw me closer to Your Sacred Heart.
Copyright 2022 Megan Swaim
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