What I needed to hear
This past Saturday I had an opportunity to go into town, run errands, have supper with a friend and go to Mass all by myself! It was nice to have a few hours to myself and really nice to go to Mass on my own.
When I take the kids to Mass with me it’s really difficult to listen to a good portion of the Mass. And although I know it’s important to bring the kids to Mass I also feel like I’m neglecting my own faith life for not being able to listen to some of the Mass. So this was a special treat to be able to be fully focused on Mass.
Father’s homily was everything that I needed to hear. He talked about how important it is just to come to Mass, Jesus asks us to be there, this is the way He has chosen to be with us, how can we deny Him our presence? It doesn’t matter how much we listen, pray or sing as long as we are there, He will provide the graces. The other thing that Father talked about was something that I could take back to my husband (not that it did much good, but I tried). Father said that some people complain about being bored at Mass, how can we be bored in the presence of Christ? Jesus just wants to be with us and wants us to share our time with Him.
I think sometimes we forget that Jesus is actually there, we KNOW that He is there but we tend to not fully understand what that means or not appreciate His presence.
Father’s homily reinforced for me the importance of bringing the kids to Mass even if I don’t fully participate – the important thing is that I am there, the kids are there and we are open to the presence and gifts of Christ.
