I've found myself these last couple of days really spending quality time in the Lord's presence in the morning upon rising, rather than just a few fleeting and unfocused moments.
Yesterday was the memorial of St. Mary Magdalene, and the Office of Readings contained a wonderful reflection on her from St. Gregory the Great, pope. He pointed out Mary's great grief over Jesus, and how distraught she was that his body had been "taken away." In her longing for him, she alone remained behind where his body had been laid, and so became the first to encounter her risen Lord. She recognized him, but not until he called her by name.
So with us. When our hearts burn for everything except our Lord (or, when we allow other things to become lord over us), we do not encounter him so quickly, though he may be appearing to us in so many ways. And it is only when we he calls us by name that we recognize and respond to him.
Today is the memorial of St. Bridget of Sweden, and the Hours contained a wonderful prayer attributed to her based on Christ's passion, death, and resurrection. It mirrors how I've reflected on Jesus' wondrous sacrifice for us, and gives me something to reflect on as I prepare to work on revising Jubilee's Way of the Cross program for next Lent . . .
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