LIFTED
Love
Lifted Up
Have you noticed the types of phrases we use when describing
something wonderful? I catch myself saying things like being ‘over the moon’ or
‘on cloud-nine.’ A friend talks about being in the ‘seventh heaven!’ Now, that
admission may say a lot to both of us, but I can’t help thinking that our
deepest experiences are those that have a power to lift us up. Such experiences
take us out of ourselves. They uplift us and we perceive things differently.
Jesus is always inviting us
to see things differently. When Nicodemus sought out Jesus, he was in the dark
— both really and symbolically. He couldn’t see clearly. In the years that
followed this late night conversation, Nicodemus became a follower of Jesus
and, step by step, was drawn to see things differently. At last he
finally did see. When at the end, Jesus was really and
truly lifted up, Nicodemus was not too far away.
When we meditate on the
crucifix and participate in the Eucharist we also see Jesus lifted up. Perhaps
today as I lift my eyes to see him, I might ponder on the mystery of suffering
and exaltation and wonder at the love that is lifted up and draws us ever
closer, uplifting us as well. (Sister Kathryn Williams)
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