Monday, September 07, 2009

On gazing upon Christ

Here is a short reflection in which I find solace in:

There is a story of a Hasidic rabbi whose child used to wander off to spend time alone in a forest. Concerned and curious, one day the rabbi pulled his boy aside to ask him what he was doing. "I go to forest to find God," said the boy. "That's wonderful," replied his father. "But you need not go to the forest to find God. Don't you know that God is the same everywhere?" "God is," the boy answered, "but I'm not."


From: Why faith matters

And so....

Gaze upon Christ…If we do this, we realize that Christianity is more than and different from a moral code, from a series of requirements and laws. It is the gift of a friendship that lasts through life and death.


From: Pope Benedict's message at Marian Shrine of Mariazell, Austria, 8 September 2007

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