My Eyes Were Opened

While standing during a mass, a priest reads from Mark 10:51-52 about a blind man calling out for the Son of David. Jesus stops and asks him. “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately, he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

Now, has the priest read this? I thought to myself, “I want to see.” I have my eyesight, but I wanted to see better. It was then that I recalled what Jesus said, “For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them” (Matthew 18:20 KJV). I then looked around, thinking. This church is now packed with people who are gathered in his name. The priest is saying Mass, raising the Eucharist before the community of believers who believe in what he is doing. Jesus is, therefore, present and turning the Eucharist host into His body. The miracle of Transubstantiation has taken place. The bread is now the body of Christ, and the wine is His blood.

This opening of my eyes to see the Mass in a new light made the event more meaningful and powerful. The church community is part of what happens because of our faith.