Real Magnificence of Humanity: Remembering St. Clare
Ezek 1:2-5,24-28; Mt 17: 22-27
We belong to a God who is mighty, grandiose and magnificent. And because we belong to this God we too are mighty and magnificent. And this magnificence loses its true colour if it is detached from its origin, that is God. It dissipates into arrogance or pride and degrades humanity. As long as it is strongly linked to the Lord, it is ready to put up with sacrifices, sufferings, unjust treatments, and so on. As St. Paul would put it, "the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us" (Rom 8:18). We remember today St. Clare, the feminine version of St. Francis of Assisi. She, just like Francis, is a lived example of the magnificence of humanity lived in constant union with its source, that is God. We have seen the impact that such persons can have on history. Are we ready to tread the path traced by such as these?
