Jesus is with us – and where are we?
We must see Christ both in ourselves and in our neighbour. However, this is not possible without denying ourselves, especially our opinion of ourselves, various philosophies we were acquainted with or various views which must be put aside, because seeing Jesus in ourselves is a question of faith. But beware – this is no autosuggestion. This is reality. We can recall in a flash several times a day: “Where is Jesus in this situation?” How often we think about pious and good things, but then suddenly comes the thought: “Where is Jesus in this all?” Only then we wake up to reality and suddenly realize that we forgot about personal contact, about entering into God’s presence, and we replaced it with something else, even though it was a good or divine thing. Jesus answers the question where He is: “I am with you. And to be clear, not only now but I was with you all through the night while you were asleep. You do not even know how demons attacked, and I protected you. I am with you not only during this day but all the days of your life. But I ask you: Where are you? I am with you, but you indulge in daydreaming, toys and vanities, and there is no place for Me in your thoughts.”
When I realize that Jesus is with me, it is something like realizing my breathing. If breathing stops, the body dies. Or it is like realizing my heart beating for a moment. Even when I do not realize it, it does beat and if it stopped beating, I would die. Jesus is with me – and I did not know! Well, I did know, theoretically, as a pious phrase.
“Where is Jesus” does not mean that I have to keep repeating: “Jesus is in me, Jesus is in me”, or “You are here, Jesus, You are here”, and so on. But I need to learn at certain moments of decision-making, in certain situations, to stop and realize the presence of Jesus, and then to give Him my problems, to give Him my cross, that He may help me carry it. Jesus says: “Take up your cross and follow Me”, and if I make the first step, He will make the next ones. But I have to make this step.
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