Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
LIKE A GIANT PUZZLE
And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. – Luke 2:19
Do you know how big the largest jigsaw puzzle in the world is? It has 24,000 pieces! And you can buy it for P20,000 to do this puzzle, which I think I’ll be able to finish in 300 years.
Here’s my message: Your past is like a giant jigsaw puzzle – and God is putting the pieces together to make a beautiful picture of your future.
But your special jigsaw puzzle has billions of pieces. And each event in your past is like one piece of the puzzle.
Each piece makes no sense. On its own, it means nothing. It only means something if you put them together. Once you put them together, you say, “Aha!”
There are some pieces that are so dark, you’d wonder, “What use is this particular dark piece?” But each dark piece has a purpose. Without those dark pieces, the puzzle won’t be complete.
As God worked in Mary’s life, so does He work in ours. Let us allow Him to shape us in a particular way through the circumstances that happen to us.
The past year may not have been perfect, but it is perfect for God’s purpose. Bo Sanchez (bosanchez@kerygmafamily.com)
Reflection: What part of your past do you find hard to accept?
Teach me to be grateful for everything that happens in my life. Lord, I trust that even the not-so-good events have a purpose.
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