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Home > Sacraments > Eucharist > Communion reflections > 04 11 2007 - The power that can disarm us |
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The power that can disarm us It was coming towards the end of October, and in spite of the gusting wind, the trees refused to give up their leaves. But then one morning the ground was covered with frost. It was a perfectly calm 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 defences, whereas force only causes us to close up. Through his gentle and loving approach Christ disarmed Zacchaeus, 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. |
