Saturday, September 20, 2008

At His command...


"And so, Father, we bring you these gifts. We ask you to make them holy by the power of your Spirit, that they may become the body and blood of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, at whose command we celebrate this Eucharist." -- Liturgy of the Eucharist

"A wife does not have authority over her own body, but rather her husband, and similarly a husband does not have authority over his own body, but rather his wife" --1 Corinthians 7:4

St. Paul writes that husband and wife no longer have authority over their own bodies but rather each others. They are to love and serve each other as themselves and be in perfect obedience to each other. Out of this obedience and trust can perfect love grow and blossom. This is true also in our union in one flesh with Christ in the Eucharist. It is at His command that we celebrate the Eucharist, that we, His bride the Church, are united with Him in one flesh-- yet by becoming the bread and wine He has given us complete control of His own body as well. Thus in the Eucharist we have the most perfect of obedience, trust and surrender of Love.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Incarnation

"In perfect love this law holds: that the lover become like the one he loves; for the greater their likeness the greater their delight. " St. John of the Cross writes this as the Father speaking to His Son, explaining the Incarnation--the Word made flesh. God our Bridegroom and Lover became like the one He loves--His Bride! He did not simply "take on" our flesh, He became our flesh because He loved us, His Church, so deeply. The Church in turn, through her love for Him, has become His body. Love is a transforming power. This should give great hope to the Christian soul--so long as it loves God, it will become like Him and find eternal union with Him in heaven.

Monday, September 1, 2008

"I am Raphael, one of the seven angels who enter and serve before the Glory of the Lord" --Tobit 12:15


To be an angel that may enter and serve before the Glory of the Lord!! What astounding Beauty they are honored to witness and serve, what love and light must flow from those that may enter Love and Light!! And it is one of these that is sent to wrestle the demon that had killed all of Sarah's betrothed, so that Tobiah and Sarah may consummate their marriage-- that they may join in the earthly union which mirrors our God in Heaven. God will go to infinite lengths to preserve the sanctity of marriage, our purity and love, if only we, like Tobiah, ask it of Him!!

"Be constant in prayer" --Romans 12:12

"If you want to pray without ceasing, never cease to long for God. The continuation of your longing is the continuation of your prayer; and if you cease to long for him, your prayer will also cease." --St. Augustine

Rocking the Baby

Why is it so soothing to us to be rocked?
The first motion we feel is our mother's breathing rocking us in the womb.