Jesus, called ‘the Christ’ (i.e., ‘God’s anointed one’), was recognised after his death and resurrection as the eternal Son of God made flesh for our salvation. He is God’s ultimate Word – his last Word! - to us. God speaks always spoken through nature, in the world religions and especially through the people of Israel, God’s chosen covenant partner, but in Christ all the fullness of God came to dwell bodily with us – and more, died and rose again to redeem us. Our Lord Jesus Christ, ascended on high to the throne of God from which he came to us, is our mediator and spokesperson with God the Father. He comes to us today in word and sacrament when we celebrate the Eucharist.
In prayer there can be no better action than simply to contemplate him – Jesus teaching, Jesus, dying, Jesus appearing to his disciples after the resurrection – because in Christ we see our God made visible ‘and so are caught up in love of the God we cannot see’. Contemplating him in prayer allows the Holy Spirit to shape our lives in accordance with his, making them lives of love.
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