Eucharistic Reflection
In a post last June , I shared an excerpt from The Little Book of Eternal Wisdom, written by Dominican priest and mystic, Blessed Henry Suso, O.P. (1295-1366). The book sets forth an on-going dialogue between God (Eternal Wisdom) and a man (The Servant) who is searching for Wisdom and Truth. What follows is another excerpt from Chapter XXIII ( How We Ought Lovingly To Receive God ). Eternal Wisdom . -- Answer Me now a question. What is that of all lovely things which is most agreeable to a loving heart? The Servant .-- Lord, to my understanding nothing is so agreeable to a loving heart as the beloved Himself and His sweet presence. Eternal Wisdom . -- Even so. See, and on this account, that nothing which belongs to true love might be wanting to those who love Me, did My unfathomable love, as soon as I had resolved to depart by death out of this world to My Father, compel Me to give Myself and My loving presence at the table of the last supper to My dear disc...