Eucharistic adoration is a very important part of our Faith. It is that time when we spend time in prayer with Jesus.
But how do you explain the devotion to a non-Catholic or even a new Catholic?
Here is a story that demonstrates how simple it really is, shared by a man who had once worked for a Western intelligence agency. The man was embedded in a majority-Muslim country, posing as a businessman...
Given the lawlessness of parts of the country, he had to be driven across it in the dead of night to avoid bandits. As they were speeding across the desert at high speeds, with the headlights off, his driver—a Muslim who had no idea of his true identity—suddenly asked, “What are you doing here?”
The man froze: had his cover been blown? He replied, “What?” and the driver repeated, “What are you doing here?”
“What do you mean?”
The driver then explained, “You told me that you are a Catholic, yes? And you believe that in your church, there is a room where God is. I’m a Muslim, but if I believed that there was a room where God was, I would never leave it. So, what are you doing in this country?”
We can imagine Jesus asking each of us the same question of wherever we are instead of being with him: “What are you doing here?”
The man froze: had his cover been blown? He replied, “What?” and the driver repeated, “What are you doing here?”
“What do you mean?”
The driver then explained, “You told me that you are a Catholic, yes? And you believe that in your church, there is a room where God is. I’m a Muslim, but if I believed that there was a room where God was, I would never leave it. So, what are you doing in this country?”
We can imagine Jesus asking each of us the same question of wherever we are instead of being with him: “What are you doing here?”
If we really believe Jesus is present in the Blessed Sacrament, do our actions reflect that? Do we make the time we should be with Jesus at Mass? Or what about eucharistic adoration? There really is “a room where God is.” Why don’t we spend more time there?
Come spend an hour in the "room where God is". Jesus is waiting!
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Sent by Tamara Sapp on Friday, October 3 at 3:00PM