“I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!” (Revelation 3:15).
I often find myself reflecting on the reality that when God chose to be Incarnate of the Virgin Mary, He was Incarnate in HUMAN FORM as a Child Conceived within His Mother’s Womb.
And that always seems to strike me as strange. For God to chose to enter time and space and to do so in a way that apparently wasted so much time is simply remarkable. Think of how long it takes for a child to learn to walk and talk and sit and stand. Then think about all the cognitive formation of a child’s mind. Research tells us that a human being’s frontal lobe of their brain is not even fully formed before they turn twenty-five years old. This means that human beings basically take a lifetime to mature to a point where they can be considered responsible members of society.
Now, I am not saying that I am privy to information about the formation of Christ and His Holy Brain. After all, if God could be made Man by His own volition, why would it be unlikely that He would be unable to ensure that His cognition was perfect from inception? I actually have no idea if God the Son was fully cognisant as an Infant or not. But what I know for a fact is that the Christ Child was not acknowledged or respected as a responsible member of society until the latter part of His life.
And that is something upon which to reflect…
You see, God so loved the world that He gave it His Only Beloved Son to redeem it…
And when I reflect on the Form of the God-Child, it occurs to me that perhaps – just as the Eucharist does – this Form was to demonstrate the INFINITE humility of God! How HUMBLE God is that He could chose such a weakened state and exist in that state for decades – reserving only the last few years of His Earthly life for public ministry… How HUMBLE is God that He performed a billion miracles in private and nobody knew but Him… How many prayers and sacrifices did He (and the Blessed Virgin) offer for the conversion of His friends and neighbours (without their even knowing). He was not passive on this Earth – but ACTIVE. He came to redeem souls – ALL SOULS. And He was busy doing that throughout His life.
And perhaps He took that form as a BABY so that we would love Him more – for people find it hard to resist a little baby anything (human, kitten, puppy…). You see, the opposite of love is not HATE. The opposite of LOVE is INDIFFERENCE… And how my indifference offends my God… “I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!” (Revelation 3:15).
How many tears has my Beloved cried because of my indifference – my lack of caring – even despite the infinite humility it took for Him to become Incarnate of the Virgin?
And how indifferent I am. Thinking about that fact as though I am counting pebbles in a stream…
For with prayer, I stand on Holy Ground where everything is clear. Here. At the Foot of the Cross.
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