Today is Corpus Christi. Pope Benedict stated in his homily today, that “it would seem deep down, people do not want to have God so close, so available, so present to their affairs. People want Him to be great and, in a word, distant.” This gets me back to the point of friendship that I have been pondering for many years. When I read this statement I pondered it for awhile. Pope Benedict stated earlier that part of friendship is conformity of wills. The statement he makes today states that many do not want to have their wills conformed to Christ, at least not yet. I recently sat down with several of my friends and we had a long discussion. The discussion centered around the fact that I needed them to challenge me. I have a tendency to be lazy; I have a tendency to be happy with drifting aimlessly. I needed them to challenge me, I needed them to disturb the boat, I needed them to not let me drift. I told them that they are friends because I needed to be a better person and I looked to them to help me.
I wonder if this is a common view. Do we want our friends to support who we are? I think this is the statement that Pope Benedict is making in his homily. I think he is stating that people are glad that Jesus exists, but they are not ready to yet encounter Him.
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