July
12
"Therefore, just as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to walk in him" (Colossians 2:6).
Reflection: Imagine a person who receives Communion, accepts the Host when the priest says, "The Body of Christ," says "Amen," and then breaks off a piece, hands it back, and says, "Except this piece, Father!" This is what the person who rejects other people may as well do. In receiving Christ, we are to receive the whole Christ, in all his members, our brothers and sisters, whether convenient or inconvenient, wanted or unwanted.
Prayer: Lord, may all your people who have received you in Communion receive one another with unconditional welcome. Amen.