In the first reading of
today’s liturgy, Ez 1: 2-5, 24-28, Ezekiel describes a vision of God’s glory—a brilliance
he describes as a “flashing fire enveloped in brightness, from the midst of which…something gleamed
like electrum. ithin it were figures resembling
four living creatures that looked like this: their form was human.”
We know that we have been
created in God’s image but probably never consider the glory of God that shines
forth from us, or another, when we are one with the Spirit in our ways of thinking, acting
and choosing; when we are loving and caring for another; when we are reconciling, understanding, and forgiving of others, when we are patience and compassionate as God is compassionate. Each of us has probably
seen the glory of God radiating through the beauty of nature—sometimes taking
our breath away! At others times we have stood in awe of a child who reflects
God to us. What about our perception of God’s glory in the mundane realities of
our lives, of ourselves? At times, like Ezekiel in exile, we may actually wonder whether God has abandoned us when, suddenly, as it seems in Ezekiel's case, God reveals His presence.
When has God suddenly shown His glory in your life?
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