As we approach the end of the Christmas Season, (Monday, the Baptism of the Lord) we reflect again on the Mystery of the Incarnation: God, the Creator, entering into the body and humanity of the epitome of his creation. We have prepared ourselves by prayer and reflection during Advent, celebrated with gifts and family gatherings and reflected on the nativity narratives in Matthew and Luke. Today in the Episcopal Church and tomorrow in the Catholic Church, we observe the Epiphany of the Lord: a feast focusing on the truth that this God-man has come to reveal his love for us as well as to open the door to full union with him. The Magi bring gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, symbolizing the kingship, divinity and death/resurrection of the holy child. Compared to the divinity which is enfolded in human flesh, what are these gifts? Like all that we can offer, they pall in comparison, but yet serve as a reminder that God accepts even our imperfection and limitation and loves us nevertheless.
Today we remember St. Andre Bessette. a small, humble man of frail health, not able to read or write, yet a powerhouse who worked hundreds of miracles of healing through the intercession of St. Joseph, spread devotion to him, built a huge Oratory on Mount Royal in Montreal, dedicated to St. Joseph, were millions of pilgrims come each year to pray and seek healing. A prime example of how God works through our human limitations and imperfections. St. Joseph, St. Andre, pray for us that we might allow God to work through us!
Bro. Rene
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