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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading
DESCRIPTION:HE INCLINES TO ME \nAND I TO HIM \nFrom a sermon on the Song of Songs by St Bernard of Clairvaux \n◊◊◊ \n[In the first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians\, he quotes Scripture\, saying “It \nis written in the law of Moses: ‘Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the \ngrain.'”] It is obvious that what the Apostle says about oxen has no reference to the \nBride [of Christ\, which is the Church]; he who loves her and gave himself for her \nmust needs care for her. Is she not that lost sheep whose care came before even that of \nthe heavenly flock? The shepherd left the rest and came to earth to find her. He \nsought her diligently\, and when he found her he did not lead her\, but carried her \nback! Then on her account he called the angels together and celebrated a new and \njoyful festival with her. How then can it be said that he will not care for her\, when he \ndeigned to carry her on his shoulders? \nShe is not mistaken\, then\, when she says\, ‘The Lord takes thought for me’\, nor \nis she deceived when she says\, ‘The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me’\, or when she \nsays anything else which shows God’s love for her. Thus it is that she speaks of the \nLord of Hosts as her beloved\, and glories that he who judges all things in tranquility \ncares for her. Why should she not glory? She has heard him saying to her\, ‘Can a \nwoman forget her child\, and not have compassion on him? And even if she does \nforget him\, yet I will not forget you.’ Again\, ‘The eyes of the Lord are upon the \nrighteous.’ \nNow what is the Bride but the congregation of the righteous? What is she but the \ngeneration of those who seek the face of the Bridegroom? It cannot be that he should \nincline to her\, and she not incline to him. Therefore she says\, ‘He inclines to me and I \nto him.’ He inclines to me because he is good and gracious; I incline to him because I \nam not ungrateful. He gives me grace from his graciousness; I give him gratitude for \ngrace. He has a care for my deliverance and my salvation; I for his honor and the \nfulfillment of his will. He has a care for me\, and for no other\, for I am his only dove; I \nhave a care for him and for no other; I do not hear the voice of others\, nor do I listen to \nthose who say “Look\, here is Christ” or “look\, there he is!”’ It is the Church who \nspeaks.
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