Defenseless, Surrounded
‘Save me from the need to vindicate myself.’ St. Augustine The Infant King provokes both the surrender of our defenses and the strengthening of them. Look at the response to His birth. Three kings cast their crowns down and worshipped Jesus; threatened by the fate of his crown, King Herod sought to extinguish Him. The same applies to us. Does Almighty Meekness prompt grateful tears, or fears? The season of Epiphany prompts reflection as we linger at the manger in preparation