We who come to the table of the Lord are gathered together into the Body of Christ, and then sent forth to bring Christ to a wounded world. In Communion, we not only consume the Body and Blood of Christ, but Christ consumes us, taking us into His own being. So then when we go forth from the Mass, it is Christ Who goes forth in us.

To be the Eucharist is to be comfort, love, acceptance, forgiveness, consolation, joy, and peace.

To be the Eucharist is to allow ourselves to be broken and poured out for others, as Christ was for us.

To be the Eucharist is to not only participate in, but to embody the Mass - to allow ourselves to become a living sacrifice of praise, a memorial of Christ's death and resurrection.

I pray that the Church will always go into the dark places, the difficult places, the seemingly impossible places where God is not to bring forth the light of Christ. I pray that we will never shirk from this sacred call to be light for the world.