Sweet to taste but bitter in the belly.

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Once again, I reiterate that we are a few days away from the Solemnity of Christ the King which is on Sunday. That means we are concluding the liturgical year. That is why the readings are mostly taken from Revelation. Today, we are on Chapter 10, a recommissioning of John as a steward. "8 And I heard a voice from heaven again speaking to me, and saying: Go, and take the book that is open, from the hand of the angel who standeth upon the sea, and upon the earth. 9 And I went to the angel, saying unto him, that he should give me the book. And he said to me: Take the book, and eat it up: and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey. 10 And I took the book from the hand of the angel, and ate it up: and it was in my mouth, sweet as honey: and when I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. 11 And he said to me: Thou must prophesy again to many nations, and peoples, and tongues, and kings." The Book is the Word of God. How sweet the Word of God is when we receive it. We feel like we are filled with great joy. We feel like we want to go tell it to the mountains, over the seas, and where rivers run. We want to share it to the birds and bees, the flowers and the trees. We go ecstatic watching the cumulus clouds, inhaling the breath of fresh air. Saccharine sweet as honey. Yet, when we begin sharing to people, friends and acquaintances alike, we are met with the 'duh' stare. Eyes fixated on us, questioning our very sanity. Suddenly, we find our circle of friends becoming smaller. And that is distressing to the stomach. Am used by now of being ostracized. As Francis of Assisi was, and Benedict of Nursia. They opted for hermitage. Guiseppe of Cupertino was inspiring, as was Martin de Porres of Lima. They simply meditated, levitated and bilocated, entranced with the sweetness of the Lord.