21 In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.”

22 Turning to the disciples, he said, “All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son desires to reveal him.”

23 Turning to the disciples, he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see, 24 for I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and didn’t see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and didn’t hear them.”

Luke 10:21-24 - World English Bible

In this gospel reading from Luke, Jesus made three statements: a thanksgiving prayer about revelation, the intimacy between Father and Son (revealed to the faithful), a beatitude of witness to the Good News. The prayer echoed one of Luke's themes: God's care for the marginal. This sentiment could be found in the Magnificat, for example, where the arrogant would be toppled and the humble would be raised up. In Jesus' prayer, the poor would have the Good News preached to them, while the rich and learned would not hear God's message..

In the second statement, the sound of this declaration could have come from John's gospel; the Father had given everything into the hands of Jesus, his Son. 10:22b stated revelation; no one truly knew the Son, unless the Son revealed himself. In other words, faith was a matter of divine initiative.

The beatitude of discipleship was the blessing of hearing the Good News, the words of salvation.

So, the passage proclaimed the power of the Good News, given to the marginalized of society, revealing the true Son of God and a blessing to those who can hear and become disciples. This all was the will of the Father.

When was the last time you really heard the Good News?