Week 2 -- Contemplating the Life and Call of Jesus -- Day 3 (Saturday May 26)

As I find myself immersed in the setting of this mystery of the Incarnation, I may just want to stay with... the eternal Word, who has become human -- for me. Somtimes I may want to speak out my joy, my thanks, my wonder, or my praise to the three Divine Persons. According to the light of God's grace given to me, I beg that I might come to know Jesus as a pattern for my own living and so be able to draw close to him (Spiritual Exercises 109).

Today is all about deepening our love of and commitment to Jesus -- God in the flesh. In some sense that's what this whole experience has been about, but today we'll more keenly focus our discipleship by contemplating the condescension of Jesus -- that is, that an all-powerful, all-knowing God, not bound by space and time, would see fit to put on a human form, whose power is limited, by the weakness of a finite body and mind. Jesus became in everyway like us, and even embraced weakness. Attempting to pattern our lives after his then is a call to do the same, and even be thankful for it. How are you going to embrace your weakness today?

Using Lectio Divina read and pray through the following passages:

Corinthians 12:1-10
Hebrews 2:14-18

Questions to Reflect On:

1. How do I feel around very young children and very old adults?
2. How is my work contributing to the well-being of people who are fragile in any way, e.g., the elderly, the mentally or emotionally ill, children, refugees or immigrants?
3. How do I respond in moments of vulnerability and powerlessness?
4. Do I rely on defense mechanisms to keep people from seeing my weakness? If so how?

Click on Comments to review Pastor Mike's Reflections and make comments of your own.