"...you are precious in my sight,
and honored, and I love you..."
Isaiah 43:4

"The Talkative Lover" by Anthony deMillo
A lover pressed his suit unsuccessfully for many months, suffering the atrocious pains of rejection. Finally, his sweetheart yielded. "Come to such and such a place, at such and such an hour," she said to him.

At that time and place the lover finally found himself seated beside his beloved. He then reached in his pocket and pulled out a sheaf of love letters that he had written to her over the past months. They were passionate letters, expressing the pain he felt and his burning desire to experience the delights of love and union. He began to read them to his beloved. The hours passed by but still he read on and on.

Finally, the woman said, "What kind of a fool are you? These letters are all about me and your longing for me. Well, here I am sitting with you at last and you are lost in your letters."

"Here I am with you," says God, "and you keep reflecting about me in your head, talking about me with your tongue, and searching for me in your books. When will you hush up and see?"

Lord God, who created us, who formed us, who redeemed us, who loves us, help us to see you. In the name of Christ who shows us Your face. Amen

Contributed by Vicar Mary
Published Sunday January 11, 2004
Week 7 of Liturgical Year C