There was something
about you, Lord,
that drew people
to you.
Something
that attracted them.
People did not always
understand
what you had to say
because you spoke
in parables.
But there was something
about you,
a charisma,
that people found
irrestistible.
People merely had an inkling
of what you were about –
but they wanted more.
Even the disciples,
your closest friends,
didn’t fully understand.
But at the Transfiguration
(which really confused them)
they managed to describe
very simply
how they felt,
“Lord,
it is good for us
to be here.”
The Latin Mass
continues to be
a great mystery to me.
Every week
I struggle to understand
the enormity
of what is taking place
in this sacrifice.
But although I do not
(and, indeed, cannot)
fully understand
this wonderful mystery,
I do not wish to be
anywhere else.
And as I stand in line
to receive Communion
with my husband
and our son,
the words of
Peter, James and John
echo in my mind –
“Lord,
it is good for us
to be here”
And, indeed,
it truly is!
© Claire Murray, 16th January 2022