Today for Catholics is the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is a feast that celebrates full humanity, a heart filled with love, no fear or hatred nor is there desire for revenge, only mercy for all, in him we also become more fully human as we slowly experience his love, compassion and mercy. For he is like us in all things, but sin….he faced life fully, did not try to escape, to the point of taking upon his self our own broken and struggling humanity. On the cross he took upon himself our deaths and with him we will experience deeper, fuller, joyful life. He experiences our pain and suffering as well as our despair, “My God, why have you forsaken me”, is what he uttered from the cross, a cry more common than many understand. He accompanies us through the valley of death into eternal life. He is God, he is not owned by anyone, His spirit blows where he wills, he is not an idol for us to build to look down on others, for he desires the salvation of all men. We are told not to judge for a reason, we are yet young, understanding little of how God’s works in the world. A revelation is not everything, it just brings to light what has always been, God loves immanent presence in all of our lives.
