The Grace of Daily Communion
När jag cyklade till mässan igår träffade jag Maryjka utanför kyrkan. Hon hade tagit med sig några nummer av en polsk katolsk tidskrift som hade översatts till engelska, som jag fick låna. Tyvärr glömde jag kvar dem på hatthyllan efter mässan, men idag kom jag ihåg att ta med dem. Ett av numren var från 2004, och cover storyn handlade om den då nyutkomna The Passion of the Christ. Jag bläddrade vidare, och fastnade vid eller läsarbrev med rubriken The Grace of Daily Communion. Efter att ha läst klart brevet kände jag rent spontant att jag ville dela med mig av det på min blogg. Så här kommer det.
"There was a time when I didn't fully appreciate the value of the Holy Mass, the Sacrament of Confession, and the grace of belonging to Jesus. Your magazine removed the scales from my eyes. It taught me how to trust in God. Now I go to confession filled with faith. I attend Mass with a spirit of intensive devotion. After Communion, I experience moments of blissful peace.
At work I am less given to quarrelsomeness. I tend to be less conceited, grasping and obstinate. I am able to show greater humility and more kindness. I want to be helpful and share my goods with others. My dreams are also more peaceful. Everywhere I go, I see the Fathers's many graces. This sense of closeness with God remains with me all day and keeps bringing me back to the Sacrament. My desire to receive Jesus is so strong that I go to Mass every day. When I am unable to go, I miss Him very much. My close bond with Him seems to weaken somehow. Daily Communion helps me to be patient and pure. I try to pray all the time and ask God for the grace not to sin, so that I can receive the Eucharist as often as possible. Jesus heals not only our souls but also our bodies, only we must desire this very much!"
Som kristna är vi alla helgon under konstruktion. Och det finns inget bättre byggnadsmaterial för att bli mer lik Kristus än Kristus själv.
"There was a time when I didn't fully appreciate the value of the Holy Mass, the Sacrament of Confession, and the grace of belonging to Jesus. Your magazine removed the scales from my eyes. It taught me how to trust in God. Now I go to confession filled with faith. I attend Mass with a spirit of intensive devotion. After Communion, I experience moments of blissful peace.
At work I am less given to quarrelsomeness. I tend to be less conceited, grasping and obstinate. I am able to show greater humility and more kindness. I want to be helpful and share my goods with others. My dreams are also more peaceful. Everywhere I go, I see the Fathers's many graces. This sense of closeness with God remains with me all day and keeps bringing me back to the Sacrament. My desire to receive Jesus is so strong that I go to Mass every day. When I am unable to go, I miss Him very much. My close bond with Him seems to weaken somehow. Daily Communion helps me to be patient and pure. I try to pray all the time and ask God for the grace not to sin, so that I can receive the Eucharist as often as possible. Jesus heals not only our souls but also our bodies, only we must desire this very much!"
Som kristna är vi alla helgon under konstruktion. Och det finns inget bättre byggnadsmaterial för att bli mer lik Kristus än Kristus själv.
"Välsignelsens bägare som vi välsignar, ger den oss inte gemenskap med Kristi blod? Brödet som vi bryter, ger det oss inte gemenskap med Kristi kropp?" (1 Kor 10:16)
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