To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ. Ephesians 3:8
“The incomprehensible riches and exaltation and the mildness and liberality with which the Divine nature makes itself common: all this makes man to be astonished. And particularly and above all things man is astonished to see how God makes Himself common, and the liberality of it: for he perceives that in this incomprehensible nature of God consists the enjoyment of Him which He shares with all the saints. And he perceives in the Divine Persons a common flowing-out and working, in grace and in glory, in nature and above nature, in all states and in all times, in saints and in men, in heaven and in earth, in all creatures, rational or irrational or inanimate, according to each one’s worth and need and capacity to receive.”
Jan van Ruysbroek (1293-1381) in The Spiritual Espousals (London: Faber and Faber, 1952) 125.
Jan van Ruysbroek helps us get a glimpse of the unsearchable and incomprehensible riches of Christ toward us. They come to us by God’s grace. They are just what every person needs. And they link to our capacity to receive.
It inspires me today to tell anyone who wants to grow in generosity to increase their capacity to receive. But how you ask? Let’s consider what Jan van Ruysbroek might say in reply.
If we focus on the generosity “flowing-out and working” between the Divine Persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) we get a glimpse of boundless love, matchless care, and unceasing vigilance.
This causes us to live differently. We act in light of the fact that God always has our needs sorted and invites us to show such care to others. When we contemplate this “flowing-out and working” we grow in faith.
In so doing, we increase our capacity to receive. Think on these things and see what happens for you, in you, through you, for the glory of the Father, empowered by the Spirit, and in the name of the Son.