We
live in unusual times and want explanations. Some things are accepted; some are
not.
Some
things are ironic. Saul of Tarsus was set to the home of Judas on Straight street.
Some
things are hard to understand. The Corona Virus is spread by social contact. Prevention
limits work, school, and gatherings (no public mass, no sharing of the Eucharist).
Solitary
confinement is harsh medicine. It’s considered a severe punishment. It’s not a restful
stillness, but of anxiousness and sorrow. Despite these rules of social
distancing; in our area cases are increasing at rates higher than others. It seems
people don’t believe what is said about the Covid 19 virus.
Yet, we ask why God is doing this. People want
explanations. Is it punishment; a warning sign?
Maybe,
it’s a time of lament; a time to ask “why;” perchance, a while to be silent,
look at our lives, and to pray. Perhaps, it’s a time to be still and know God.
Possibly,
it’s like the time the Lord gave Saul.
He
was going down the wrong path believing it was God’s work. The Lord gave Saul a
time of solitary confinement. In this time of quiet, Saul prayed and the Lord set
him straight.
Ananias
laying hands on him, said “Saul, my brother, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you
has sent me that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
Immediately the scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight. He got up
and was baptized…”
Moving
beyond self is the answer Jesus gives. Listen to His words.
“Unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink his Blood, you
do not have life within you. Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood has
eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. My Flesh is true food. My Blood is true drink. Whoever eats my Flesh
and drinks my Blood remains in me and I in him.”
People tend to believe in themselves and not the real
presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist.
In
this time of Solitary Confinement away from the real presence, the Lord has
sent us to be healed.
Sadly,
not all will be healed; but in this time of lament, Christ is opening the eyes
of many.
Amen
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