As I was coming back to my seat this last Sunday after receiving Communion, I happened to glance up and down several rows of pews.
Laid out all along the seats were rosaries, Magnificats with reading glasses laid on top, prayer books, Bibles, purses, baby toys, diaper bags, prayer cards, and a peaceful sleeping kid.
It was kind of amazing to quickly look at the pews and see all the stuff we bring with us to church and fill the seats with for a little over an hour.
It reminded me of a house strewn with stuff, the stuff you need lying here and there. The stuff that says, “I live here.”
I smiled as I got back to my kneeler, because all these material items are evidence that we view church as our home whether we realize it or not. We bring our important natural items to a place where the natural meets the supernatural.
The different items represent all the various stages of life that are present at church, a place where we all come as family to worship Our Lord.
I found it very beautiful, Catholic Pilgrims.
Live the Faith boldly and travel well this Tuesday.
