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+ Feast of St. Ambrose
Yesterday we heard the wonderful story of the person who went to a holy one in
order to have the eyes of his heart opened. He was finally told by the holy one
that in order to see God he needed only to truly be where he was and not
somewhere else in mind or heart. Let me suggest that in today’s gospel, Jesus
teaches us precisely how to be where we are when he asks the blind men if they
believe that he can heal them.
It is faith that allows us to fully accept ourselves for who we
are in all our weakness, in our own blindness. It is faith that allows us to see
that we are loved for who we truly are so that there is no need to be somewhere
else, no need to be someone else, no need to meet someone else’s expectations.
And is it not faith that opens our eyes to Him who is even now standing before
each one of us and to recognize His presence not only here in the Eucharist but
in every moment of our lives. Is He not even now saying to us as he said to the
blind men who were following him: “Let it be done for you according to your
faith.”
Michael Casagram, OCSO
Abbey of Gethsemani
7 December 2007
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