Only Say the Word

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We come to the mass,

where Christ waits for us…

yet how easily our hearts scatter.

Instead of entering in silence,

we enter in chatter.

Instead of kneeling before His Presence,

we bow before our phones.

And the truth of our readiness

to receive the Blessed Sacrament,

(to receive Christ himself)

is written in our eyes,

our posture,

our hunger —

or our lack of it.

Yes, the Church is a hospital for sinners —

but not a lobby for lingering.

A hospital exists for healing:

for diagnosis,

for conversion,

for the long obedience

that restores the soul.

Christ is the Divine Physician,

and every Mass

is His healing room.

So hear the cry of Scripture:

“Pour out your heart like water

in the presence of the Lord.”  

This is the posture

of the healed

and the healing.

We stand beside the centurion —

a man who knows authority,

a man who knows his need.

“Lord, I am not worthy…”

Only a word —

and his servant is healed.

Only a touch —

and Peter’s mother‑in‑law rises to serve.

Only His presence —

and demons flee,

diseases vanish,

wounds begin to close.

So enter the Church,

come to Mass —

not as spectators,

not as distracted visitors,

but as patients who know

the One who can make us whole.

Lift your hands.

Bow your heart.

And whisper with faith:

“Only say the word…”

Prayer

Lord Jesus, 

draw my wandering heart 

into the silence where You wait. 

Heal what is wounded, 

awaken what is weary, 

and teach me to kneel in holy awe. 

Make me a patient in Your healing room, 

whispering with faith: 

“Only say the word and my soul shall be healed.”

Amen