Lasting Faith

As I stood next to one of our dear residents at Mass today, trying to predict if she would try to kneel, stand, sit during the various Mass parts, her faith began to astound me. The beauty of that frail body kneeling faithfully even as she struggled to make it walk or even simply stand! As we awaited the Lord coming to us in the Eucharist and could hear the priest as he communicated to other communicants, "Body of Christ", at each moment she heard the words, she responded, "AMEN". For every time the Lord in His Sacred Presence of the Eucharist was presented by the priest, she responded in faith, I believe!

How beautiful that even as she may not know where she is sometimes or what she is doing, the Lord still has such a hold on her that she becomes captivated by His Sacrifice of the Mass, forgets her bodily pains and struggles, and freely proclaims her faith in His Tender Presence. Thank you Lord