I think what kills us, what we hate, can’t tolerate is that
we live such ordinary lives. We would
rather live in the heights and depths of our emotions. We want our breath to be taken away! We want the Glory! But ask for the Ordinary- No way!
How can the ordinary become a sacred place within us? Our mundane lives here on earth, here with
our feet upon the dusty road. We have to
accept the ordinary as sacred. Nothing
more, Nothing Less. Nothing Spectacular, nothing out of this world!
In our humanity, the place where we break the bread, drink
the wine, and invite others to the table.
Jesus will always manifest himself in the ordinary sacraments of our daily lives like prayer, exercise, work and meals together.
In Genesis, after God created the world, he said, “Behold it
is very good!” We have to experience the
goodness of the Lord in our ordinary lives.
In communion, God blessed the bread, breaks it and says, “Be
Satisfied!”
How can we be satisfied in the ordinary? Somehow on the dusty road the disciples found
that they were actually walking with Jesus.
We need to realize that Jesus is down here on earth as much
as he’s up there in heaven, and we need to look for him to meet us in our
ordinary days where he blesses, makes sacred, and tells us it is Very Good.
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