Friday, February 18, 2022

We all reflect the light

Use creatures as they should be used: the earth, the sea, the sky, the air, the springs and the rivers. Give praise and glory to their Creator for all that you find beautiful and wonderful in them. See with your bodily eyes the light that shines on earth, but embrace with your whole soul and all your affections the true light which enlightens every man who comes into this world. Speaking of this light the prophet said: Draw close to him and let his light shine upon you and your face will not blush with shame. If we are indeed the temple of God and if the Spirit of God lives in us, then what every believer has within himself is greater than what he admires in the skies.
Saint Leo the Great, Pope, from a sermon
This was from the Office of Readings for Feb. 11. That's the one bit of the Liturgy of the Hours I reliably do daily. It struck me that through this focus we see the world lit with God's glow. Nature and we are all like the moon, reflecting the sun.

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