No longer will
your Teacher hide himself,
but with your own eyes you shall see your Teacher.
but with your own eyes you shall see your Teacher.
One whom we long
for, even though we may not always realize the depth of our desire for him, he
himself longs to draw near to us. And so he will lower the heavens and come
down, hiding in Mary’s womb. There in the bridal chamber that is her flesh, he
will assume our flesh.
At the sight of
the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them
because they were troubled and abandoned.
because they were troubled and abandoned.
God Most High has noticed our need for him, and God’s heart enfleshed in the pitying heart of
Christ Jesus comes very near, revealing God’s intimate understanding of all
that troubles us. We no longer need to be afraid.
Woodcut by Eric Gill. Meditation on today’s Mass readings by one of the monks.
