Gentile da Fabriano. Adoration of the MagiWe are perhaps in danger of not realizing fully how close Our Lord is to our lives because God presents himself to us under the insignificant appearance of a piece of bread, because he does not reveal himself in his glory, because he does not impose himself irresistibly, because he slips into our life like a shadow, instead of making his power resound at the summit of all things ... How many souls are troubled because God does not show himself in the way they expected! (J. Leclerq, A Year with the Liturgy)
In Conversation with God: Advent and Christmastide
Gentile da Fabriano. Adoration of the Magi
4 brave one(s) among us:
In September,while on retreat and gazing at the exposed host in the monstrance,I heard this..."This is all that matters".
And when you think of it ,if this is Christ, then that is the whole truth.
Julie, I love this. Am going to have to steal it for my blog.
This quotation is so close to what I was praying today as I prepared for Communion. I was thinking of the real glory of the Lord and how kind he is in not overwhelming us with it, but instead coming to us in such a humble way. How much love that shows!
Thank you for this
It is such a profound truth, isn't it? :-)
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