My soul glorifies the Lord! (Luke 1:46)

BROTHER AND SISTERHOOD IN JESUS CHRIST, SON OF GOD  A Reflection on Fraternity based on Sacred Scripture  “For it was not the angels that he took to himself; he took to himself the line of Abraham.”   (Hebrews 2:16)  Brothers and Sisters in Adam  The words “brothers” and “sisters” occur extensively in the Old and New Testaments with different meanings. In the Old Testament, the words are used almost exclusively to those who were born from the same stock, though the term is sometimes also extended to the next of kin. The word “father”, on the other hand, though predominantly applied to the parent, also appears in several instances as extended to a praiseworthy and virtuous figure who has passed on a spiritual heritage to those who follow him, in the language of the Bible, “begetting them spiritually”. In the Old Testament, all human beings are thus brothers and sisters in Adam, as far as human nature is concerned, but in the New Testament, Gentiles join Jews in being made “brothers an

“How can this great thing happen to me, that the Mother of my Lord should come to visit me?” (Luke 1:43) In this post, I would like to address the Lord, who is the theme of my praise, rather than you, my dear readers. So please bear with me as I proceed through this exercise.. My Jesus, You came to visit me, a poor wretch while I lay sick and paralysed. I was truly like the man who lay by the pool of Bethsaida, “who had been ill for 38 years”. He could not get into the pool by himself; and when the water was stirred, no one would help him. In his wretched and pitiable state, You, Divine Love, visited him. You asked him, “Do you wish to be well again?” And on hearing what he had to say, You told him, “Get up, pick up your sleeping mat, and walk around.” My Jesus, I read in the Scriptures that “the man was cured at once” and “he picked up his sleeping mat and began to walk around.” Lord, You visited me and cured me. My paralysed soul, which could not move on account of its sins, was he