“AN
AUDIENCE WITH GOD”. This is the thought
that filled my mind while I was serving at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass this
morning of Tuesday, October 18, 2011.
I have read and heard so many
viewpoints about the Holy Mass and have actually developed a great appreciation
for it. Hence, I have been a Daily Mass
Go-er for quite a number of years. This new viewpoint, however, has filled me
with awe during the sacred celebration.
An AUDIENCE WITH GOD is, indeed, a very great
privilege simply because it is an audience with the SUPREME BEING – THE CREATOR
OF THE WHOLE UNIVERSE. Hence, an
Audience with God is beyond compare to an audience with any human being in
this world, no matter how prestigious
may be his or her position.
Looking at the number of those who
were participating in the celebration, I asked myself the question: “Why
are there so few attending this Audience with God?”
Searching for the answer to this
question, I remembered an anecdote of two laborers who were doing a menial
job. When someone asked them what they
were doing, one of them replied: “I am carrying this brick from this place to
that place.” The other one answered: “ I
am building a Cathedral.” The first one
was just doing his work listlessly, while the second one was enjoying his work
with a smile on his face. So, I asked
myself: What made the difference? To my
mind, the difference lies in one’s VISION.
The first one, I may say, had a myopic vision – seeing only the work of
carrying the bricks. The second one, on
the other hand, has a grandiose vision – seeing a Great Cathedral in the
making.
The way we see things – OUR VISION –
is, to my mind, of great importance in the way we act. In other words: ACTION DEPENDS ON VISION.
During the celebration of that HOLY
SACRIFICE OF THE MASS, I envisioned the
PRESENCE of GOD, manifested by the
LOVING SACRIFICE of the LORD JESUS CHRIST on the CROSS. The Priest Celebrant stood there as the
VISIBLE SIGN of GOD’S REALITY. All the
other participants in the celebration were there exhibiting in one way or the
other their FAITH in God’s almighty power.
It was, indeed, an ACTUAL LIVING AUDIENCE WITH GOD. GOD was there and the people were blessed by
HIS LOVING PRESENCE.
I believe that what I experienced was
a GREAT GRACE from GOD. After so many
years of participating in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, it is a grace that I am becoming more and
more aware of how LOVING GOD IS - making
Himself present in a very special way in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the
Eucharistic Celebration, in order to enable us to have an AUDIENCE WITH GOD.
By: Buddy Caguragan
Oct.
18, 2011
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