“When I am in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, I remind myself that this is the most important thing I will do today.  I have been given the gift of knowing Who this is.  So many rush by in their cars not even aware that the Creator of the Universe lies within this church under the guise of simple bread.  Jesus is waiting for me. I am in the presence of Angels adoring Him. I am amazed and extremely thankful for this gift.  I am sorry for all the times I don’t stop to greet Him and stay a while in His Presence. 

I can honestly say that if it were not for His presence in the Eucharist, I would not still be Catholic. It is the one thing that has kept me within the Catholic church all these years.  Whenever I had questions about the Faith it came down to “where could I go?” I cannot imagine life without His Eucharistic presence.   An empty church just like all the other buildings. I could just pray from my home or out in nature.  The thing that was the hardest during the pandemic was going without Holy Communion.

If people truly realized Who was in the Catholic churches, so many would come back.  Think of the world we would live in if more and more people realized He was there and stopped to rest in His Presence and converse with Him on a regular basis.  Over time we are changed to be more like Him.

I have the privilege to actually receive my Creator disguised under the appearance of a piece of bread. He is in complete charge of the universe and He wants to be in union with me.  This thought is incomprehensible, yet it is true.  It never ceases to make me realize how undeserving I am of this gift.    I pray that He changes me into the person He has created me to be.

Ms. Sandra Gaumont, OP, from Godhead Here in Hiding Whom I Do Adore – Lay Dominicans Reflect on Eucharistic Adoration)