Reflections Along the Jesus Way
March 26, 2024 – Quote for the Day:
“When we wonder if God knows and cares – when we lose someone we love, when we endure a horrible illness or disease, when people betray us, when we are made fun of and mocked, when we are despised, when we suffer the indignation of poverty – the crib and the cross of Jesus tell us that he knows and cares. The crib and the cross tell us that he not only knows in an academic or cerebral sense, he knows in a participatory and experiential way. He’s here with us.
Jesus knows what it’s like to be homeless – he never had that little cottage with a white picket fence and rose bushes. The cross of Christ tells us that he knows what it’s like to suffer. The crib of Jesus tells us of his humility – born in a humble setting, to ordinary parents, coming into the barnyard swill of our lives, condescending to us without being condescending.”
Originally published in:
Letters to My Friends
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