God created us.
He created us in his image and likeness.
God is life; God is love.
God is life within Himself in the life of the Trinity.
To celebrate this feast of St Paul of the Cross with you
is to share deeply in your rich heritage.
Lord God,
today I came to the Liturgy.
My feelings were twirling, my thoughts tumbling.
The search was long,
intense.
The hunger was deep,
an agony.
I found your word,
in a poem, in a letter…
in the song of a bird,
in the chatter of a squirrel…
Loving Spirit of God,
sometimes my soul is in celebration,
in music, in song. There is an excitement.
From Your providence, Loving Spirit,
there comes forth a word,
Loving Spirit of God,
You continually invite me to
the Table of the Word.
It is an invitation
to eat frequently..
As the stream can never run dry,
neither is your word
completely consumed by the eating.
When I found your words,
I devoured them;
they became my joy
and the happiness of my heart’
because I bore your name.
O Lord, God of hosts.
In the teachings of Paul
we are called to a deeper response to God.
Such is true in suffering.
The heart is called to love the Suffering, Crucified Christ,
thus the heart that loves
must learn and develop a way of dealing with suffering,
for suffering is a way
into the Mystery of the Crucified Lover.
The graces of the Ascension of Jesus, the Risen Lord,
Embraces us,
Filling our being with faith
And our hearts with gratitude and wonder and assurance.
Sometimes in the Scriptures there are questions
raised by God….. These questions can be rather pointed….
somewhat challenging…. perhaps even put one on the spot.
In today’s reading God asked Adam:
Where are you ?
Today we find ourselves immersed
in the Sacred Passion of the Crucified Christ.
It is an immersion into
Revelation’s greatest truth….
Wisdom’s greatest enlightenment
Love’s greatest gift