Wednesday, 7 March 2012

Where can we find rest?
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.." (Mat,11:28-30) This is a clear invitation to each one of us. Listen to how Jesus invites, come to me, come with your burdens, come to me with your anxieties... and where can we find Jesus as if  He's waiting for us?  in the park? in the forests? on the beaches? on the mountains? in the rain, wind, and snow?  all these of course are the work of His hands; therefore He is present in His creation. However  where can we find Him really present waiting in expection to see us come and sit at His feet. In the Tabernable in every Catholic Church, He is truly present and as the Divine prisoner of love waiting for you. Out of love He has hidden his awesome majesty so that he can be approached. He is present in his entirety, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Consecrated Host, yet in faith the eye of the soul can rent the veil to see the Angelic choirs and all heavenly Powers adoring Him without cease and without cease they are saying Holy, Holy, Holy...Here you can allow yourself to be caught up in this unending praise and worhip with this unseen/unheard Choir. This is a great gift and testament of God's mercy, for without seeing, yet we believe in his Real Presence.
Here you don't only unload your burdens to the best of friends but you also learn to listen to what He has to say to you. Here, you learn humility from Him who is God yet humble himself by emptying himself of all his glory. Here, you learn acceptance from Him who submitted to the will of his Father. You learn to grow or begin to love Him, who out of love instituted the Holy Eucharist so as to remain always with us, to be our food and strength during this life pilgrimage. The discipline of frequent visits and spending time in Eucharistic Adoration will make you a faithful disciple ever ready to meet Him in trust and love without fear.
"It is love for souls that keeps Me a Prisoner in the Blessed Sacrament. I stay there that all may come and find the comfort they need in the tenderest of Hearts, the best of Fathers, the most faithful of Friends, who will never abandon them.Were you weak or ill in body surely you would find time to see a doctor who could cure you?... Come, then, to One who is able to give you both strength and health to your soul, and bestow the alms of love on this Divine Prisoner who watches for you, calls for you and longs to see you at His side. "  (Excerpt from The Way of Divine Love of Sister Josefa Menendez)

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