Searching for God

The world has certainly come a long way technologically, but in many ways it hasn’t changed much.  The world is still searching for God.  Looking for meaning.  Trying to figure it all out.  I just started reading “God’s World and our Place in It” by Fulton Sheen and was struck by one of the subtitles in the first chapter: “The world still doesn’t know where to find God.”  What a sad truth!

We’re certainly very creative in the many places we look for Him – nature, relationships, work, family, and for some poor souls in sex, drugs and alcohol.  But even in those instances where we find Him in some of these places, He’s veiled – hidden behind or inside of something else.  Where’s the one place that isn’t true (or should I say in what person)?  In Jesus Christ.

It is only in Jesus that we can find God in all His love and goodness.  And yet how often we forget this and look elsewhere!   And I’m just as guilty in this as the next person.  In fact just today, I had to drag myself to Church (it’s like 3 degrees outside!).   And as always I’m so glad I went, because if there is one place we can all always find God, it is in the Eucharist!  There is just no equivalent to receiving Jesus’ body and blood.  No equivalent to this reminder that He loves us and wants to be with us so much, that He gives all of Himself in mere bread and wine.  What an undeserved gift!

It’s easy to just go to Church every week and take for granted the Eucharist.  To forget what an immense privilege it is.  To forget the strength and graces we receive from Him there.  Today I needed that reminder that there’s no better place to find Jesus (and hey, I figure the reminder can’t hurt you either).  May the body and blood of Christ bring us all to everlasting life!

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