October 02, 2003
Eucharistic People
Upon reading Joe's excellent article on suffering, I began to reflect upon the greatest suffering our Lord endured and still endures today - the cross. Then today as I was reading my book I Believe in Love, the author progressed from the topic of suffering to the Eucharist. For we are commanded by God,
"Be you therefore perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect." Matt. 5:48
What is this perfection, but to be holy victims, to be Eucharistic people. How do we become Eucharistic people, how do we become holy victims full of love? In the past I have always relied mostly on my own abilities to avoid sin and to do what is right, but even this is an illusion! My own abilities are not mine, but rather God's. The only possible way I have of becoming a Eucharistic person is by Christ consuming me so that I no longer exist, only His Love burns within me. This task seems impossible and it is. That is why I do not rely on my strengths, rather I turn to Jesus. And where is Jesus present Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity? Here in the living miracle of the Eucharist. He is burning in every tabernacle, in every Catholic Church. Hunger and thirst to eat this living miracle; nourish yourselves with it!
In the book I am reading Fr. Jean shed some new light into my desires to be one with Christ. As an adult I have wanted to receive the Eucharist because I knew I needed as much grace as I could get, however, it never occurred to me that Christ wanted me as much as I wanted Him.
"Receive Communion not only for yourself, in order to have this immense grace, but for Jesus, in order to respond to His desire to come down into you, to give Him the joy of descending into your heart, which is a heaven for Him."
I Believe in Love by Father Jean C.J. d'Elbee
Listen further to little St. Therese
"He comes down each day from Heaven in order to find another heaven, the heaven of our souls, made in His image, the living temple of the adorable Trinity."
Therefore, the first and last step we need to take in learning how to embrace suffering and become Love is to go to Mass. Receive Christ so that He might make you perfect as He is perfect. The answer to all our problems begins and ends in our daily bread in Holy Communion. And if for whatever reason you are unable to receive Christ daily make an effort each morning to have a spiritual Communion with Christ. I leave you with one last thought.
Posted by Maria at October 2, 2003 11:36 PM | TrackBack
"If only you knew how Jesus hungers for you, how He burns with desire to come into your heart, how impatient He is to come down to you, bridging all distance between you and Him! The day you miss a Communion is a great disappointment for Him. So go to Him; respond to His desire." Fr. Jean
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