Living with Christ

"How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

I love asking “how” questions, Lord.
I love understanding how things work
But I can’t answer the
“how” question the crowd asks--
and I notice that you don’t even try.
Instead, you move them
to the heart of the mystery--
a faith mystery that cannot be explained
but can only be experienced and lived.

Lord, every Sunday you
feed me with the Eucharist.
Help me to experience
and live what you have given me.

As I go about my day today,
help me to experience
and live what you have given me.

When I encounter people in need,
help me to experience
and live what you have given me.

When I face difficult situations,
help me to experience
and live what you have given me.

When things go well,
help me to experience
and live what you have given me.

When things go badly,
help me to experience
and live what you have given me.

When I am full of doubt,
pain, sorrow, or fear,
help me to experience
and live what you have given me.

Jesus, thank you for
inviting me to share your life.
Please keep leading me deeper
into the paschal mystery,
so that, dying to myself
in your love, I might rise
with you to a joy
that never ends.
Amen.