A woman in the crowd said to him, "Lucky are the womb that bore you and the breasts that fed you." He said to [her], "Lucky are those who have heard the word of the Father and have truly kept it. For there will be days when you will say, 'Lucky are the womb that has not conceived and the breasts that have not given milk.'" (79 Thomas)

What external event, validation, or success do you perceive would fulfill your purpose, make you happy, or confirm your value?

I hear the woman congratulating Jesus and pronouncing her own desire for such a son. I worry her son or sons might even be standing nearby.

Jesus tells her - and us - that these externalities are ephemeral. They will disappoint, they will fail, they will bring trouble.

Instead, lucky, blessed, barack, בָּרִךְ, are we if we have heard the word - the creative intention - of God and we have organized our life around that word.

The word of our Creator - and the relationship with our Father - is always a source of blessing... even luck.

The synoptic parallel is Luke 11:27-28.