At that time, Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and made them known to little ones. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. I have been given all things by my Father, so that no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son, and he to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said to them privately, “Fortunate are you to see what you see, for I tell you, that many prophets and kings would have liked to see what you see, but did not see it; and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.”
REFLECTION
Spontaneous joy is a beauty to behold. It moves us to thanksgiving to the Ultimate Source of our joy, God Himself. Jesus’ joy is not for Himself. It is for the little ones to whom the Father has revealed the things kept from the wise and the learned. It is for His disciples who have seen and heard what the great kings and prophets of old had yearned for but were not able to. In short, the locus of Jesus’ joy is not the self but the others. This invites us to take genuine joy at the blessings others receive. It is to rejoice with them for their blessing is a testimony that God still walks in our land. To be genuinely happy for the good fortune of others is to show our contentment with our own blessings received from the same God.
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