At the feast in the Kingdom, the
guest list includes the old woman in the moth-eaten fur coat who carries her
kingdom in plastic bags, the crippled man who hobbles when others walk briskly
by, the blind who long for the warmth of a fire they cannot see, the lonely
ones who never get invited anywhere. These are the ones who will be led to the
seats of honor in the Kingdom, the little ones who cannot return invitations
but nonetheless long for the company that table fellowship provides. Jesus embraces
these people into importance. In the upside-down world of the Kingdom, what
appears to be foolishness is great wisdom and beauty. The love of Jesus looks
beyond appearances; it pierces disguises and dignifies the lowly. Let us love
like this always.
Photograph by Brother Brian. Meditation extracted from a
homily by Father Aquinas.
