That I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life: that I may see the will of the Lord, and may be
protected by his holy temple. This is the one request for which he begged
earlier. Note that he who has walled himself in with such a defense must fear
no camp, no battle; for what state is comparable to, what army is stronger than
dwelling in the Lord's house, where nothing human or devil-sent is clearly to
be feared? And this is for no short period, but for all the days of his life.
So, when, I ask, is he to fear, when his entire life is safe? He who sees the
will of the Lord understands His commands, for he has surrendered himself with
all his mind to His purity. The prophet asks to be protected by the temple of
Christ's body, from which we obtain support for faith and invincible strength
of protection, for through virtue of mind he had attained what he did not yet
behold in appearance.
No comments:
Post a Comment