John of C to Me

In the Magnificat for today:

Water for the thirsty, bread for the hungry, a strong hand for the uncertain: these are among the lovliest of the messianic promises. Repentance, penance look unappealing only to the short-sighted. Whatever changes the Lord’s coming requires of us, their purpose is simply to prepare us to recieve the overwhelming abundance of the love He brings. This is the trust that animated the hard work of contemplative surrender to which Saint John the Cross was committed.

Lost without Him

Subject at Hand

“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”- St. Augustine’s Confessions (Lib 1,1-2,2.5,5: CSEL 33, 1-5)