"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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