Today was the Feast of Corpus Christ. As to be expected, the priest discussed the miracle of the Real Presence in his homily. He emphasized the importance of consciously receiving Jesus when we receive Holy Communion.
While hearing this, seated in Church, I realized how perfect it all was. Jesus was appearing, and He was hard to see. Exactly. He was hard to see when He was baby, hard to see as a mere carpenter from Nazareth, hard to see as God on the cross. While Jesus did perform extraordinary miracles in His lifetime, most climactically His resurrection, there is still a significant sense in which His divinity was largely hidden to those around Him. Only the pure in heart could really see who He was. His life was the most significant event in all of world history, but it was largely missed by His contemporaries.
In the same way, God is always up to amazing things in our lives. Yet, His purposes and presence are often veiled to us. The mass helps to train our eyes to welcome the hidden, everyday Jesus in our midst.
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