It was Pentecost weekend, and we were about to celebrate the Feast Sunday morning at Holy Name Retreat House on Chambers Island. The retreat team had inflated bunches of bright red helium balloons, and called us all outside to watch them ascend up into the blue sky above the trees. There were about 30 of us – a good sized group, all standing still with our eyes looking skyward as the balloons were released and bobbed and floated their way higher and higher above our heads.
A clear voice of authority broke the silence. Jean spontaneously proclaimed from Matthew Chapter 28, “Men of Galilee! Why are you standing here? I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see…” and she pointed to the chapel, where Jesus is Present in the Eucharist. We filed in and celebrated Mass, knowing in a deeper way than before that indeed, Jesus is HERE! Present to us in the Eucharist…
Lord God, thank You for the incredible mystery of Your True Presence in the Eucharist, coming to be with us always in the Blessed Sacrament. Help us to believe with all our hearts in Your True and Loving Presence with us, and to live our lives in such a way that we witness to that belief ~
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