Friday, December 6 : Hildebrand

Blessed Jesus, my hope, my expectation and my love, I have something to speak to you about, something concerning you, a subject full of sorrow and wretchedness. You who are the only Word, created by the uncreated Father, become flesh for my sake; Word who has emanated from the Father’s heart, Word whom God has uttered once for all (cf Heb 9,26), Word through whom your heavenly Father has spoken to me in these last days (Heb 1,2): graciously hear, O Word of God, the words that the fullness of my desire causes to spring from my heart. Hear and see: my soul is sad and altogether troubled when people say to me each day: “Where is your God?” (Ps 42 [41],4). I have nothing to say in return; I fear you are not there; I do not feel your presence. My heart is burning; I long to see my Lord. Where now are my patience and resolution? It is you, O Lord my God, and what shall I do? I seek you and find you not; I long for you and do not see you; I pursue and do not catch hold of you. What strength have I with which to stand firm? How much can I bear? What could be more sorrowful, more wretched than my soul? What more afflicted? Do you think, my love, my sorrow will be turned to joy when I see you? (Jn 16,20)… “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening,” (1Sm 3,9). O that I might hear what you are speaking within me, Lord my God. Say to my soul: “I am your salvation!” (Ps 35 [34],3). Say even more, Lord, and speak in such a way that I may hearken: “My son, you are here with me always; everything I have is yours,” (Lk 15,31). Ah! Word of God the Father, it is this that I wanted to hear.
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