Phillips: silence and humility

Sunday, December 14, 2014
    Advent III
    Feast of John of the Cross, Mystic, Poet, Teacher, 1591
Meditation:
    Then [the child Jesus] went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.
    —Luke 2:51 (NIV)
Quotation:
    By far the most significant event in the whole course of human history will be celebrated, with or without understanding, at the end of this season of Advent... What we are in fact celebrating is the awe-inspiring humility of God, and no amount of familiarity with the trappings of Christmas should ever blind us to its quiet but explosive significance... God’s insertion of himself into human history came about with an almost frightening quietness and humility... As millions will testify, he will come once again with the same silence and the same devastating humility into any heart which is ready to receive him.
    ... J. B. Phillips (1906-1982), Good News: Thoughts on God and Man, New York: Macmillan, 1963, p. 157, 162-164 (see the book)
    See also Luke 2:51; Isa. 8:13-15; 53:7; Matt. 21:42-44; Mark 6:3; Luke 2:10-11,29-35; Rom. 9:30-32; 1 Pet. 2:21,23
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, show me Your way to humility. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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