Daily Meditation for May 15, 2026

It’s surprising how memory works, how something seemingly insignificant can stick with us, allowing us decades later to return to a particular place and time and remember it as if it were yesterday. Upon reflection, we might find a lesson we need here and now. We can guess this happened to Jesus too. The ordinary round of his childhood days would have significantly shaped his preaching and teaching. In this month of Mary, imagine all the things Jesus might have learned from his mother. Think of him listening to her singing the “Magnificat” (Luke 1:46-55). Think of the questions he might have asked: “Mom, who are the lowly? How will God lift them up? How will God scatter the proud in their conceit?” It is no wonder that in his ministry, Jesus was especially attentive to the poor and lowly. He knew there was no better way to “scatter the proud in their conceit” than to “scatter the seed” of his Word far and wide. Because he knew that a seemingly insignificant word or phrase of Scripture has the power to make us suddenly remember as God remembers—and in every time and place, to love as God loves.

By Mary Stommes, OblSB