"And so the idea of peace came down to do
the work of peace: The Word was made flesh and even now dwells among us. It is
by faith that he dwells in our hearts, in our memory, our intellect and
penetrates even into our imagination. What concept could man have of God if he
did not first fashion an image of him in his heart? By nature incomprehensible
and inaccessible, he was invisible and unthinkable, but now he wished to be
understood, to be seen and thought of. But how, you ask, was this done? He lay
in a manger and rested on a virgin’s breast, preached on a mountain, and spent
the night in prayer. He hung on a cross, grew pale in death, and roamed free
among the dead and ruled over those in hell. He rose again on the third day,
and showed the apostles the wounds of the nails, the signs of victory; and
finally in their presence he ascended to the sanctuary of heaven. How can we
not contemplate this story in truth, piety and holiness?"
— St. Bernard, Witness of the Saints, p. 186
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