Sunday, August 4 : John Tauler

“Lord, Son of David, have pity on me!” That call is one of tremendous strength… It is a groaning that comes from an infinite depth. It goes way beyond nature, and it is the Holy Spirit himself who has to utter this groaning in us (Rom 8:26)… But Jesus told her: “My mission is only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel,” and “It is not right to take the food of sons and daughters and throw it to the dogs.” … How could he have tried her and chased her away, pressed her even more? So what did she do, she who was so chased? She let herself be hunted down and she chased herself even deeper down than he could chased her. She took the chase to its furthest. She penetrated more deeply into the abyss. Even while lowering and humbling herself, she kept her trust and said: “It is true, Lord; but even the dogs eat the leavings that fall from their masters’ tables.” Ah! If you could also succeed in penetrating thus truly to the deepest truth, not by wise commentaries, big words, or even with your senses, but to the true depth of yourself! Neither God nor any creature would be able to trample you, to annihilate you, if you remained in the truth, in trusting humility. People could submit you to insult, scorn and rebuff, you would remain firm in perseverance, you would go still deeper, animated by total trust, and you would constantly increase your zeal even more. Everything depends on that, and the person who reaches this point succeeds. These paths, and only they, truly lead to God without any intermediary station. But few come to the point of remaining thus in such great humility, with perseverance, with total and true assurance, like that poor woman did.

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