Meditation of the Day |
"And so the idea of peace came down to do the work of peace: The Word
was made flesh and even now dwells among us. It is by faith that he
dwells in our hearts, in our memory, our intellect and penetrates even
into our imagination. What concept could man have of God if he did not
first fashion an image of him in his heart? By nature incomprehensible
and inaccessible, he was invisible and unthinkable, but now he wished to
be understood, to be seen and thought of. But how,
you ask, was this done? He lay in a manger and rested on a virgin’s
breast, preached on a mountain, and spent the night in prayer. He hung
on a cross, grew pale in death, and roamed free among the dead and ruled
over those in hell. He rose again on the third day, and showed the
apostles the wounds of the nails, the signs of victory; and finally in
their presence he ascended to the sanctuary of heaven. How can we not
contemplate this story in truth, piety and holiness?"
— St. Bernard, p. 186
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Witness of the Saints |
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Meditation of the Day by St. Bernard
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