"A number of years ago, I heard a
college student give a witness talk. Sitting casually on the edge of a
stage, he first described his life before his conversion. Then he spoke
about his realization that God wanted him to be his friend. When he came
to tell of how his life was now, he stumbled for words, and his
stumbling is what I remember most. He was unable to come up with
adequate analogies for a life lived in the light of the Gospel.
"The friendship that God offers us is a
gift that we will never be able to completely describe. Yes, images
abound to shed light on the relationship: 'the Lord is my shepherd' (Ps
23:1); God is 'a refuge and strength' (Ps 46:2); 'the Lord is my light
and salvation' (Ps 27:1). Evocative as these images are, none of them
fully exhausts who God is to us. Our words run out without having
captured the mystery."
In a recent commentary, Brother Philip Nolan, O.P., reflected on the inability of our words to fully describe God's greatness.
To access Br. Philip's complete post, please visit:
Dominicana: Unspeakable (16 JAN 20)
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