Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

July 21, 2026

“Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him.” Alleluia!

Being cognizant of God is insufficient in today’s world. It doesn’t demonstrate that we are listening and being directed on God’s path. We are living in a time of fulfillment of all Jesus’ teachings and prophecies, but the “elected” leaders of this time do not walk the path Jesus offers us. Instead, they overwhelm us with “their wisdom” as political rulers of disruptive governments. And we hold the comparison of the child Peter Julian sitting by the altar, being drawn to the tabernacle, to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. The energy of God’s presence is available to all who draw close.

The Gospels are filled with two activities: Jesus’ preaching and healing (interacting with people), and Jesus going off into the hills to pray. Indeed, when we open the Acts of the Apostles and the numerous epistles, we see the same behaviors in the lives of the early Church living the example Jesus gave in his ministry of healing and loving one another, and showing us what we need to do to nourish our personal relationship with Jesus.  The world’s environment works to distract us and diminish our ability to nourish our souls.

By being an example, we show others something they can imitate. It doesn’t have to be “showy” as we reach out and support one another. Sharing the gifts of receiving communion — thus loving one another and ministering to those in need — is a much more fruitful use of one’s energy and time. (I’ll bet Jesus spent more time praying in the hills than he did in actual preaching to the multitudes. We can imitate that too.)

Let Us Pray:

Jesus, in 2000+ years since you walked on the earth, we have learned of God’s powerful presence, instruction, and love. Yet we seem to be a diminishing presence on earth, discouraged by all the activity and behavior that bombards us for our attention. In studying what you have offered, we see that actions speak louder than words and that sharing seems more acceptable to people. Help me to give witness to your love by my actions. Help me give witness to your love. Amen.