Friday 28th September, 2012
St Wenceslas; Ss Laurence Ruiz & Cc. Day of penance. Ecclesiastes 3:1‑11. Blessed be the Lord, my Rock! Ps 143(144):1-4. Luke 9:18-22.

  
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I sometimes think, Lord, that if I had been around in your day I would have recognised who you were.

I tell myself how easy it would have been to believe if I had seen you at work. How wrong I am! Even-the people who were with you, who witnessed your miracles, who heard your voice and saw your face, could not agree about who you really were. Not even Peter understood fully your mission from the Father, the real reason for your coming.

Lord, may I never be satisfied with simple answers to ‘Who do you say I am?’ As soon as I think I have the answer, I can be sure that I’m wrong, because no words, however many or however learned, can sum you up. You call me to keep searching for the real you, to keep listening for what you say of yourself.