Luke 10:17–24
The seventy returned with joy, saying, 'Lord, in your name
even the demons submit to us!' He said to them, 'I watched Satan fall from
heaven like a flash of lightning. See, I have given you authority to tread on
snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will
hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you,
but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.' Jesus Rejoices At that same
hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, 'I thank you, Father, Lord of
heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the
intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your
gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one
knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and
anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.' Then turning to the disciples,
Jesus said to them privately, 'Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! For
I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did
not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.'
Reflection
Do I realize that my prayer helps me to appreciate who I
know, who knows me and who loves me?
How I often confuse learning and knowledge with education
and intelligence?