The biological and the Spiritual Womb of our Life

Gospel Thoughts

*Ordinary Season : 27th Week - Saturday*

*GOSPEL - Lk 11:27-28*

*First Reading - Jl 4:12-21*

*The biological and the Spiritual Womb of our Life*

*1) The significance of the Womb in the life of a person*

Womb plays a very important role in the life of a person 

In fact the life begins from the womb. That's why womb has a special place in the life of the person. 

There is no person who has come to this world without the womb. 

Even the Son of God, Jesus came to this world through the Womb of a Mother 

*2) The Sacredness of the Womb*

Womb could be considered as a sacred thing in the life of a person. 

It is sacred before, it protects a life from all dangers and allows the life to grow in to a human being 

It is sacred because, it provides everything, that is needed for the life to survive 

It is sacred because the womb is a magical thing, which is responsibile for the life to grow 

*3) Tabernacle as the Womb*

As we consider that the womb of our mother is very important, the womb of Mother Mary is considered as the First living Tabernacle of this world

This is because, the Son of Man came and dwelt in the womb of our blessed Mother 

Today we have many Tabernacles in our Churches to preserve the Holy Eucharist. 

In other words, the Tabernacles are the Womb of the Church, where Christ dwells at all times 

*4) Spiritual Womb*

We have a biological Womb, in the Churches we have a material Womb ( Tabernacle) and we should have a Spiritual womb in our Life as well 

Our conscience is the Spiritual Womb of our Life where God dwells

Our conscience is the Spiritual womb, because it tells us what is right and what is wrong. This is precisely because God dwells in this Spiritual Womb. 

If so how is the condition of my Spiritual Womb?? 

*5) Various Things which take the place of the Spiritual Womb*

Apart from conscience there are also other things which take the place of Spiritual Womb. 

Sacred Scriptures, all the sacraments, prayer life, all the Kingdom Values, and all the virtues. 

These act like a spiritual womb, which protect us and help us to grow in our Spiritual life 

*6) Womb and Relationship with Mother*

Every person has a unique relationship with the womb. 

Once the person comes out of the Womb, the person relates to the Womb, through the Mother 

So the relationship of the Womb and mother can never be destroyed. So they are always connected with each other 

*7) Church is our Mother*

For us Christians, we have three mothers. 

First is our biological Mother 

Secondly we have our Heavenly Mother - Mary 

Thrirdly Church is our Mother, under whose protection we are living 

So All these three mothers and the three Wombs are very important in our lives 

So the question is How  am I related to these Wombs? 

Am I able to say that *Blessed are the Womb, that bore You*

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim Dsouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*