Christ has no body on earth but Mine

I need to be reminded that God is present even in my enemies (and those I don't hold in high esteem).

The words and experiences below are not mine but ones that resonated with me.

"St. Teresa of Avila (1515-82), the mystical doctor of the church who saw all things with the eye of her soul, famously wrote: "Christ has no body on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes with which he looks compassionately on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Yours are the hands with which he blesses all the world. Christ has no body now on earth but yours!"

This powerful truth of our oneness extends even to those we think of as enemies. We love our neighbor as ourself not just because Jesus taught us to do so but because our neighbor is us, and so we "bless those who curse us and pray for those who mistreat us" (Luke 6:28). There is no exception. "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another as I have loved you. By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another" (John 13:35).

I was privileged to attend a talk given by another Teresa — St. Teresa of Calcutta. I confess I don't remember anything she said — but I do remember well the simple gesture she extended to us at the beginning and the end of her presentation. She put her hands together at her forehead and bowed to us. Reverence for the presence of God."

https://www.ncronline.org/news/spirituality/soul-seeing/christ-has-no-body-earth-yours?fbclid=IwAR3q2L38pG3Db3zcd3-KIJfVsQSKORUM6w_RyrMdT806MLroM24HbGj5rro