Lord,
what strikes me these days
is how close you want to be
to all of us
and how intimate you want
our relationship with you to be.

In your time,
there was the Holy of Holies,
a sacred place,
where only the priests
were allowed to go.

Long ago,
only the prophets
got to see your face
or speak to you.

But you have changed.
Now, you are a God
for every single person.
You don’t want distance
between you and us.
Instead, you long for intimacy.

In the Eucharist
you come right down among us.
You invite us to become one with you,
to receive you in an intimacy
that is closer than a kiss.

You don’t hold back
but I do, unintentionally.
Today, on this feast of Corpus Christi,
help me to open my heart to you,
to receive in Mass
the wonderful gift that you offer to me –
yourself.

© Claire Murray