Today, the Memorial of St. Peter Chrysologus, gives us a great reading in the Office of Readings. It is taken from a sermon written by St. Peter, who is known for his supurb homiletic skills, to the point of raising him to a Doctor of the Church.
There was a specific part of this reading I want to share with you because it really spoke to me. There have been times in my life when I have struggled with senses of self-debasement or evening loathing, oftentimes because I felt it was the best way to acheive the Christian Virtue of humility, other times because of overwhelming feelings of guilt.
In his homily, St. Peter Chrysologus, in speaking about the Incarnation and it's vivifying effects for us, puts it simply:
"Why then, man, are you so worthless in your own eyes and yet so precious to God? Why render yourself such dishonor when you are honored by Him? Why do you ask how you were created and do not seek to know why you were made?
"It was for you that the light dispelled the overshadowing gloom; for your sake was the night regulated and the day measured, and for you were the heavens embellished with the varying brilliance of the sun, the moon and the stars. The earth was adorned with flowers, groves and fruit; and the constanct marvelous variety of lovely living things was created in the air, the fields, and the seas for you."
These are words to remember for us, as we walk through this life. It is important to remember that God loves us so much that He not only made a world just for us, or even that He made us at all, but that He gave Himself for our redemption in Christ Jesus. Thank you, God.
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