So the guards went to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why did you not bring him?” The guards answered, “Never before has anyone spoken like this man.”
(John 7:45-46)
My Jesus, you speak, not as a prophet but as the Word Incarnate. The people hear you when the authorities cannot. The latter are educated in the law and self-assured in its interpretation. They are not open to anything new, even though it has been predicted in the books they study.
Those who are needy are disposed to listen, and your works among them reward their faith. It is not easy to heal those who do not know they are sick. In order to trust in you, we have to admit that we are incomplete without you. We cannot find ourselves until we lose ourselves in you.
Please help me to set aside my preconceptions, see with fresh eyes and hear with fresh ears.