I am the living bread that came down from heaven;
whoever eats this bread will live forever;
and the bread that I will give
is my Flesh for the life of the world.”
* I apologise profusely for the intermittent posting as I was traveling home and was with family and enjoying every minute of my time with family and friends. My brother is going to be married in few months so there was a lot of preparations for the same
As I sat through Sunday mass, I had this wave of anxiety – I had received some news related to work which was not scheduled and make the next 8 months of my residency very hectic and stressful.
I was having palpitations and sweating and extremely hard time concentrating on the homily just as father said – what disposition we receive the sacraments matter ! and I felt a tug at my restless heart and as I was surrendering all my stress unto the Lord, the choir sang an old favorite hymn which spoke about surrendering my pain to the Lord. I felt like the Lord could feel my anxious mind and it all calmed me further …. I came home to start stuff that I had been putting off for a few days and feel more at peace after talking to my mother who always has something calming to say !
While at mass I received the eucharist and realized how fortunate I am to be able to accept the body and blood of Christ into my own and let it calm my mind and make me feel more at ease! yes our intention to receive the Flesh of Christ and disposition as we come to receive the sacrament does enable us to be better people and I want my faith to be stronger especially when I know I’m struggling.
As I was home , I watched my parents pray and see my oldest friend surrender her life to God and work through her days of motherhood and explain to me how she believes in faith!
Lets just pray for the Lords guidance in our times of stress and anxiety and have faith that we can be ourselves best when we are at His feet!
AMEN
