At the core of it all, God is reflected in nature and so we can also come to understand him through our meditating upon HIM through nature. This is why we can have an experience or revelation of God through our experiences in nature. So by meditating on the process of the passion that is reflected in all of God’s creation, we are given the grace to draw closer in our own unique way to the mystery of God. More so it is an endless living witness of the revelation of God’s very nature. Don’t get me wrong, this is not a literal definition of God because he can’t be put into a box. It’s the cycle of all things and the life of all things. Created by God, all things will naturally reflect their maker, including humans, plants, animals, nature, the universe, etc. This process is reflected in all things by their very nature. Thus when we meditate on the passion we are able to better understand who God is and in turn who we are, or better yet, who God created us to be.īy the passion I mean the process or journey that Jesus took from the garden to the resurrection. Since God always was, is and ever will be, this revelation of the very nature of God is reflected in all of his creation. All of his life was a leading up to and a preparation in order to reveal God to all of mankind through the passion. Jesus was conceived and born from the womb of a woman, grew up in a family with a mom and a dad, was in ministry as a healer and teacher, and had the authority to cast out demons and forgive sins. The passion was revealed to us through Jesus Christ who is the Word made flesh. While reflecting and praying on these words, so much more came to light.įirst of all, in taking a huge step back and trying to see things from a broader vantage point, I noticed that God IS the passion. This stood out to me in my reading and so I put the book down and took this to prayer. He said that graces abound when we reflect and meditate on the passion. Gregory XVI granted to the order of St Dominic the offering of the Mass yearly in his honor on March 2nd.īlessed Henry Suso talked about the importance of meditating on the passion of Jesus Christ.
He lived a life of wonderful labors and sufferings and died in the fourteenth century with a reputation for sanctity which the Church has solemnly confirmed. I was recently reading a book of writings by Blessed Henry Suso who was a Dominican priest. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.
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