"Take this, all of you, and eat ...."

I just read an interesting tidbit about the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ that we celebrate this weekend.

"One person can make a difference—perhaps even change the liturgical calendar the Catholic Church follows in celebrating important traditions. The feast of Corpus Christi (literally, the body of Christ) was added to the calendar largely due to a 40-year campaign by a 13th-century religious woman, Juliana of Liège, who had a special devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and worked to see a feast day devoted to it. Little by little the idea gained popularity and acceptance and is now celebrated worldwide." From Take Five for Faith on their Prepare the Word web page.

Of course we know that one person can make a difference in the Church and in the World. Mary's "Yes!" made a difference. Certainly Jesus made a huge difference. Abraham Lincoln, FDR, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and many others have made differences in our country and around the world. Mother Theresa, Pope John XXIII, and Pope John Paul II have made holy and dignifying differences to billions of people. 

But, do you ever think that the one person who can change the world is possibly YOU? Do you think that you can make a difference in the world other than the sphere in which you live? Or, do you believe that you are making a difference in the world outside of your family, work place, neighborhood or local church?

I believe that this Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ can help us to dream bigger, think bigger and be bigger in our world. To celebrate that we are fed by Christ Himself with Christ Himself gives us endless potential and endless capabilities. To be fed with the Flesh and Blood of the Messiah and Son of God makes us more powerful than we can ever imagine. 

Pope Francis has asked us to "Wake up the World!" As members of the Body of Christ who are nourished by the Body and Blood of Christ, we have the strength needed to be all that the world needs to make sure that every person is provided dignity and that God is seen as the Love that God is.

peace,
me