God our Father,
how can we give thanks to you for Jesus of Nazareth, that man after your own heart
in whom you reveal your face?
He is your Beloved Son, your very Word.
But where can we find Him in our present day, how can we discern the mystery of His Presence?
When He says to us, as He did to the rich young man: ‘One thing you lack’
Would we be prepared to leave everything behind, to give not from our surplus, but from what is essential?
When he says to us, as he did to his disciples: ‘Come and see’,
are we ready to take off our sandals before the poor man,
to recognise that blessing comes to us not from the temple built by human hands,
but through the outstretched arms of the Crucified One…?
God our Father, you who are our Future, we welcome you!