"Their desired One" Who has never been far from the hearts of His
children, knows the need of the nations. He Who formed man out of the
dust knows his need of a Saviour. What are the desires of the nations
compared with His desire? From all eternity He has desired the time to
come when by taking the nature of man He could fulfil their desires and
be to them both a King and a Saviour. Very soon now will the Angels be
telling the glad tidings to man: To you is born the Saviour. Very soon
will the heavenly choirs be singing the praises of the new-born King,
and the question will be asked even by distant nations: "Where is He
that is born King?"
Oh! come, little King, come and fulfil the desires of all hearts. Thou
hast given them and Thou also must satisfy them. Art Thou really the one
desire of my heart, around which all my hopes centre? If Thou wert not
there, I know that life would be nothing but a blank. Come and create a
greater desire than ever after the perfection Thou wouldst have, and
then show me how to follow after it. "In what place soever Thou shalt
be, my Lord King ... there will Thy servant be" (2 Kings XV. 21). To-day
then I will journey with Thy blessed Mother, for surely the closer I
keep to her, the greater must be my desires.
_Colloquy_ with "the desired One."
_Resolution._ Grace to desire Him more ardently.
_Spiritual Bouquet._ O Rex Gentium!