Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down,
with the mountains quaking before you,
while you wrought awesome deeds we could not hope for,
such as they had not heard of from of old. Is 63
As Father Isaac reminded us in this morning's homily, the cry of the people of Israel as articulated by the prophet Isaiah is ultimately answered in the person of Christ. And so according to Matthew, at Jesus' Baptism in the Jordan the heavens are indeed torn open and the Spirit comes down upon Jesus.
It is he whom we await, he whom we watch for, he who is coming to us constantly though often hidden and disguised. It is he the Lord Jesus who is himself God for us, God with us. This event of his constant presence in our midst is truly God's awesome deed on our behalf, always more than we could hope for.
