God only wants to be ordinary. It is why Jesus has come, God
with us, near us, in us. The ordinary is charged forever with his kind,
incessant presence. God longs to be
ordinary, not taken for granted, but here, always here with us. Why else would
he choose to be a child, why else a carpenter and a wandering teacher? Why else
allow himself to be done in by thugs and jealous bureaucrats? Why else choose
to be hidden in a morsel of bread on our altar?
Photograph of the ancient Allen barn at the Abbey by Brother Brian.
Photograph of the ancient Allen barn at the Abbey by Brother Brian.
