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Home > Sacraments > Eucharist > Communion reflections > 31 10 2004 - Awakening the best of ourselves |
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Awakening the best of ourselves It was coming towards the end of October, and in spite of the days of gusting wind, the trees refused to give up their leaves. But then one morning the ground was covered with frost. It was a perfectly clam morning. There wasn’t even a breath of wind. As the sun rose an amazing thing happened: the leaves began to fall in droves. It was as if the trees were surrendering them voluntarily under the gentle influence of the sun. Long before noon the trees were bare. We are all selfish by nature. We cling to our comforts. We do not give up things easily. Love alone has the power to disarm us, causing us to drop our defenses, whereas force only causes us to close up. Through his gentle and loving approach, Jesus disarmed Zacchæus, getting him to open up and share his ill-gotten goods with the poor. People are essentially good, but this good has to be awakened and called forth. |
