The humiliation of the Son of God

I wish the humiliation of the Son of God and the glory that came of them are the subject of your daily meditations. Consider the annihilations of the Divine Word, " which - in the words of St. Paul - was divine ," " abiding in Him the fullness of divinity ," not considered vile thing lower Himself to us, to rise to the knowledge of God.This divine Word , for their full and free will , would lower Himself to become like us , hiding the divine nature under the veil of human flesh . St. Paul says that so the Word of God who came as a humbled annihilate " is annihilated himself , taking the form of a servant ." Yes , my sister, he wanted to hide so his divine nature he assumed all the similarities of man, even submitting to hunger, thirst, fatigue ; and , to use the same expression of the apostle of the Gentiles : " Similar to us , having suffered like us, yet without sin ."But where , later, the ultimate humiliation was his passion and death , you , submitting to human will to the will of his Father, endured many indignities , to suffer the most ignominious death , and death is expressed cross . " He humbled himself - according to Paul - obedient unto death, even death on a cross ." This obedience , for the dignity of that was due , so arduous than mandate and spontaneity to obey the Father of heaven , it was not as driven to it by fear of punishment , it is the only begotten of the Father , nor seduced by the interest in achieving an award, it is all the same God the Father , pleased the eternal Creator , who praised " giving it a name - says the apostle - which is superior to any other name."

( November 4, 1914 , to Raffaelina Cerase - . Ep II , p 217. )

The Christian soul that has truly discovered the immense ocean of God's love can not let a day pass without meditating on the mystery of the kind and generous Lord's Passion. Mystery as I say we manifest the love God has for us and the high price for which has saved us. Jesus Christ himself possessing all the divinity , all holiness , all the glory of the Father would not remain detached from our reality , would not save us from outside , like magic no. Did you experience throughout our poor condition, except sin . God is dwarfed to such a degree that there was another way to manifest their closeness , their love, loyalty and value each and every one we have for God. Everything God has given his life for You. Experienced all that a human person is capable of experiencing , but this annihilation , but this self-abasement , but this humble , was crueler , harder, harder, infamous discovered betrayed, alone, abandoned , denied, despised . " Man of Sorrows " . And the existential void of the universe at the time of this reality was like a thick cloud of darkness and shadow of death cover the entire universe. Only then could shine in all its splendor the symbol of the Cross and Him whom it had crucified. What glory ! What grace ! Sorry distills much the presence of the Crucified as a symbol of love and mercy of God.