Incarnate Christ
Wednesday sixth week of Easter
Dodong went from the provinces to work in Manila. He got a job painting the white line in the middle of the road. On his first day he painted fifty meters, twenty on the second day and only ten on the third. The foreman was rather surprised. He called him in and said, "Dodong, how come you painted fifty meters on the first day, twenty on the second and only ten today?" "Sir," answered Dodong, "can't you see that the can of paint was getting to be farther and farther away!" Poor Dodong's progress was limited by his thinking that the can of paint could only be in one place to which he had to continue to go back. It improved immensely when he found that he could move it along or even bring it with him all the time.
Our faith development and understanding of God can be impeded by our perception of God. If we, as Christians, know what Christ and the Church teach in the doctrinal way only, Christ could be far and far away.
Dodong went from the provinces to work in Manila. He got a job painting the white line in the middle of the road. On his first day he painted fifty meters, twenty on the second day and only ten on the third. The foreman was rather surprised. He called him in and said, "Dodong, how come you painted fifty meters on the first day, twenty on the second and only ten today?" "Sir," answered Dodong, "can't you see that the can of paint was getting to be farther and farther away!" Poor Dodong's progress was limited by his thinking that the can of paint could only be in one place to which he had to continue to go back. It improved immensely when he found that he could move it along or even bring it with him all the time.
Our faith development and understanding of God can be impeded by our perception of God. If we, as Christians, know what Christ and the Church teach in the doctrinal way only, Christ could be far and far away.
Our life as Christians includes also our efforts to “bring” this Christ in our daily life. It is also to recognize this Christ, who expresses himself in the events of our life, in history, in social situations.
It is to learn to live the Christian message in the humdrum of daily living, which is always new and variable.
The spirit that Jesus sent to us assists us, that we may know how to incarnate the faith in our life.
