.....I look up and I behold the Lord,
.....Clare says to me, 'Gaze upon him, consider him, contemplate him," [2nd letter to Agnes of Prague] I put this more simply: behold, hold, enfold.

..........I behold the Lord
.....I see his outstretched hands
.....I see the blood from his wounds.
.....I see the love in the eyes of Jesus.
.....I see his gracious acceptance of me.

..........Jesus has come out of the tomb -
.....he still has the scars, but now they are glorious, with the glory of
.....heaven.
.....Still looking at the Lord, I reach out and touch him.
.....I hold the Lord - and I am held in his love.

..........Love enfolds.
.....It is no longer I that live, but Christ that lives in me.
.....I am secure in the Lord.
.....I can look out, now, through the Lord's eyes
.....I can see the world as he created it, in his mercy,
.....I can see my sisters and brothers with his love,
.....and I can worship the Father through the eyes of the Son
.....in the Love of the Holy Spirit.