... of a human being compares to little.
And when they’re not close, I feel their absence.
I don’t really understand why… given that little of my close relationships are based on physical touch.
Yet, when those I love are far from me, I genuinely miss them.
I find this hard to explain since technology now makes almost anything possible
I can see them
I can hear them
I can talk to them
… but it’s just not quite the same.
And when they return, we share an embrace, sure, but it’s their ongoing physical presence that brings me comfort… joy… delight.
Yesterday was one such day when I found myself wishing I was in the company of a certain someone.
Incidentally, that very morning in prayer, I had asked the Lord for a greater understanding of the Eucharist.
And so it was that on this Sunday, when we celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi – a pretty clear parallel began to sketch itself out.
It remains a thought without full understanding – but I think it’s right
Though I can talk to and even see those distant from me in real time, it doesn’t compare to the relationship we share when we’re together. And I think it’s the same with Jesus. I can seek Him in prayer in the quiet of my room, and it’s just as legitimate a way of knowing him as a phone call is with a friend. Our interaction is real.
But I think He offers more – I don’t think our experience of Jesus on this Earth is meant to be limited to a phone call. He offers us abundance… through prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, and through receiving Him in the Eucharist – we enjoy a physical, tangible relationship with our Saviour.
And the value of this is clear.
Just as we find greater satisfaction in our earthly relationships when they become tangible, so too is our relationship with Jesus enhanced by our physical experience of Him.
Happy feast of Corpus Christi!
