When praying the third joyful mystery of the rosary (the nativity) this evening I imagined Joseph holding baby Jesus and looking at him with wonder thinking, "this little baby is God, creator of the universe." This made me think about the times at Eucharistic adoration when I have looked at the exposed Eucharist and thought, "This that appears to be bread is really God, the creator of the universe!"
Isn't it amazing to think that St. Joseph way back then with baby Jesus experienced the same sense of awe and wonder that we can experience today over 2000 years later? Isn't it amazing that these two miracles aren't really very big and flashy but take place in such an ordinary everyday way? God hides himself and yet reveals himself at the same time. He isn't reavealing himself by throwing down thunder bolts and talking in a loud booming voice to mankind, he is reavealing himself and coming to be with us as a baby, quietly, in a lowly stable. Just as he remains hidden in the eucharist quietly waiting for us.
Maybe this is why it is important for us to pay attention to the small, the everyday, and the lowly as this is how God reveals himself. If we are not humble we will not see or notice God in the quiet, lowly, everyday things. If I think I am too good to do the dishes, or make my husband lunch or whatever then I may be passing up the opportunity to see God. If I grumble about all the yucky things I don't want to do then I may be missing the opportunity to see God. If God is trying to reveal himself to me in these lowly, every day tasks, I may not see him because I am refusing to look?
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