i am inspired because of this commentary of the day by: JOHN TAULER Commentary of the day John Tauler (c.1300-1361), Dominican Sermon 59, 4th for the Exaltation of the Cross "Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" Let us consider these words of our Lord: that he wants “to draw all things to himself” (Jn 12,32 Vg). Someone who wants to draw all things, first of all gathers them together and afterward draws them. This is what our Lord does: first of all he calls us back from straying about and wandering outside, making us collect our senses, faculties, words, deeds and, within, our thoughts, intention, imagination, desires, inclinations, mind, will and love. Then, when everything is rightfully returned to good order, God draws us to himself. For we must first of all be separated from every exterior or interior possession to which we are attached, putting all our satisfaction in them. This kind of detachment is a painful cross, and all the more painful as the attachment is more firm and more strong... Why does God rarely allow one day and night to resemble the previous day and night? Why is it that what helped your devotion today is of no help at all tomorrow? Why do you have a host of images and thoughts that come to nothing? My dear child, accept this cross from God and bear it: it will turn into a truly lovable cross if you would hand these trials over to God, accept them from him with true abandonment and thank God for them: “My soul magnifies the Lord” in everything (cf Lk 1,46). Whether God takes or gives, the Son of Man must be raised up on the cross... Dear child, leave all that behind; rather, give your attention to true abandonment...and think about accepting to bear the cross of temptation rather than going in search of spiritual sweetness... Our Lord has said: “If anyone wishes to come after me, let him take up his cross and follow me” (Lk 9,23).
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 08:47:01 +0000
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