A Faithful Reflection
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Earth is not heaven so eyes touch not I am who am. Instead of me, images of me I have placed on earth for Man. Images, Lord, where? I look but do not see. God! God! Where are you? Please show yourself to me! You, your sisters and brothers of humanity formed and by divinity inspired are my mirrors designed to reflect to others the image of God. Then, Lord, your mirrors are broken and in need of repair. I gaze at them and godliness is an image that's rare. I tested the mirrors With my dearly beloved Son. He proved my design works. The fidelity of His image was second to none. |
But an ordinary man like me Lord, not the Son of God, trying to reflect your image, doesn't do a very good job. My Son was an ordinary man Yet He fulfilled His design Try harder. More reflection; less whine. I am sorry Lord. Please forgive me my sin. When others look at me An image of You will reflect back to them You were designed to be my mirror made to reflect my image to men And its fidelity is the sole criterion on which you will be judged at the end. |
Commentary
We are told we were made in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26-27). Have you ever wondered why? Has anyone ever told you why? God uses us as mirrors to reflect His image to the world. He wants the world to know Him by looking at us. Likewise, it was through Jesus that we know God (John 14) (Paragraph 73 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church). Therefore, always ask yourself whether what you say, do and think properly presents God to other. If you start thinking this way, a lot of nasty habits start to disappear. Holiness is directly proportional to the fidelity by which we reflect the image of God to others.
