Dear People Whom God Loves,
GOD’S INTERACTION WITH THE WORLD — XII
Continuing with our reflection on the Incarnation. This is why we speak of God saving us and Jesus saving us. This Is the healing power of Love working in us. This is love freely giving himself. That is why we call salvation grace. That is why we call it gift.
God is so incredibly beyond us and so incredibly close to us. When we speak of the mystery we name God, we often use thought that we can’t logically put together. That is not surprising. If we could put God together in our logic, it wouldn’t be God.
God is love and love never abandons us. In our worst moments of sin or tragedy, we may feel abandoned, but we are not. Even Jesus had that terrifying experience on the cross as he cried out, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me.”
Though Jesus did not understand, he surrendered. “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” This is incredibly difficult. I don’t do it very well myself. We are all called to move toward this surrender. We do it haltingly and imperfectly. Love is helping us all the time, even though most of the time we don’t know it.
Belief in the Incarnation underlies our trust in the closeness and faithfulness of God. God laughs with us, cries with us, suffers with us, and never runs away. We are never abandoned.
Smile, God Loves You,
Father Clay
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