Tuesday, 12/30/14
Yesterday, the
fourth day of Christmas, our attention was drawn to the four-day-old Jesus. We
mused over what might have been going on in his mind, and we mused over what
might be going on in the minds of all infants before they learned any words for
expressing their thoughts.
For an insight into
their infant minds I recalled the words of Vatican II, paragraph 18 of the
final document where it said, “The
dignity of man rests above all in this that he is called to communion with God.
The invitation to converse with God is addressed to him at the first moment of
his being.”
That tells us that
infants communicate with God in a non-verbal way.
Today’s Gospel draws
our attention to those at the other end of our life spans. Anna, the prophetess
felt drawn to the Temple each day, and when Mary and Joseph brought in their
baby it was only the two oldest persons in the temple, Simeon and Anna were able
to recognize him.
This Gospel story
alerts us to recognizing the spiritual worth of older people who are no longer
led astray into thoughts of getting ahead of others. Being free from the need
to find mates and business roles in life, their minds and hearts are set free
to recognize what really counts.
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