A Christmas and Eucharistic Reflection
Thank You For Coming!
Then the foreign dignitaries came. They had left their country in
search of the Truth, not knowing on their departure, exactly Where, What or Who
that Truth was but certain they would find It.
They did - the Incarnate Truth wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in
a manger - and they were forever changed. I smiled!
As I embarked on my public ministry, many welcomed my
miracles but later rejected Me. Only My Mother, Mary Magdalene, My Beloved
disciple John and a handful of women walked the Via Dolorosa with me and watched them nail me to the cross. They
cried.
When you next visit and see Me encased in this modest Monstrance
blessed by my beloved John Paul II and so majestically held up by this angelic
throne, know that I look at you lovingly as tears of joy flow from my Sacred
Face in appreciation for the gift of your presence. I love you more than you are able to presently
understand. I desire to hold you
eternally in My arms! Will you let Me?
When I entered this world, my Blessed Mother and her
most chaste spouse, Joseph, welcomed Me with loving arms, eyes and hearts. A choir
of heavenly angels surrounded and serenaded us!
My heart leaped for joy when the humble shepherds came
and paid Me homage. I smiled! We waited.
But none of the religious, political or social leaders
bothered to visit. They never thought to look for Me. I cried! Even today,
centuries after my arrival, most of them rarely think of Me. I cry!
My parents and I had to flee to Egypt
I rose from the dead in order to restore eternal life
to those who would believe in Me - so many still do not. I cry!
I remain physically here among those I love - Body,
Blood, Soul and Divinity - in the Most Blessed Sacrament, waiting for them to
visit. Few ever come. Hardly anyone believes I am really and substantially
present here among them. I cry!
So you can imagine the ineffable joy I experienced when
this Chapel of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration opened on November 15, 2001 and
each of you, one by one, sometimes in pairs, began visiting me for an hour each
week. You still come these many years later, often at great sacrifice, even when
you are tired, discouraged, overwhelmed with worry, anxiety, illness or
distraught over the death of a loved one.
You have given Me the greatest gift possible –
yourself, your time, and your heart. Your presence here with Me is a source of
great comfort and a most welcomed act of reparation for the general
indifference so many display toward my Pierced and Sacred Heart!
Note: I had a specific parish and chapel
in mind when I first wrote this article. I received a suggestion to slightly revise
this piece so it would have a more universal appeal. I was happy to comply. You
can read the revised version of this post at Catholic Lane