From a 20th C art monk i came across today in study:

“We cloth ourselves with Christ, but He also clothes himself with us. We are His fashion statement. Also, He peers out through us like a unique lens, which He takes pleasure gazing through. He gazes through us. He wears us like a suit. To the degree we conform to His contours, we fit Him perfectly.”

Interesting meditation on what union is, on the experiential level. I like the idea of Jesus wearing me like a funky suit, when He goes out dancing. We are His cameras, His suits..great metaphors to understand union with Christ. Otherwise, what does it mean for Christ to be inside us, seated on our hearts or core center. His enjoyment of how we are truly made, is part of His pleasure of being. “We are collaborators, yielders to His Life’s contours in us.”

I think lots about St. Paul’s midrashing (which most of his letters are) about “being in Him”. His Spirit in us, and ours in Him. What are useful metaphors for that union in image? A camera lens and a suit aren’t bad images of what we are. Fun study, regardless. Looking for images of what we really are.