Our oldest 3 years ago, smiling and trusting
Andrew was playing with our babiest boy last night. At 7 months, he is too cute and sweet and just old enough to toss in the air for a burst of giggles. Andrew is 6’5″ with hands large and capable enough to make all our kids feel safe, especially our baby. And there he was, being rocked high and tossed, feeling fine, all the while squealing with delight looking at Andrew and loving every second of it. I looked on with sentimentality hearing the musical laughter from my husband and son, but I couldn’t help the unnerved awe at the fact that our little one had incredible trust. He laughed because never did it enter his mind that something bad might happen to him mid-air. The gravity of being tossed to free fall didn’t occur to him because his focus was on the face of his father. Andrew held our baby smiling and cooing, which was taken as happy reassurance that everything was great, so enjoy the ride.
Consider this Exhibit A in the case for Why We Should Go to Mass and Adoration.
There’s no such thing as a totally calm life, is there? I think we all have different amounts and forms of chaos regardless of our respective stages of life. There’s stress and turmoil, which seem to throw us in a dizzying whirl. Left to our own devices, we might look at the overwhelming Heap of Life and panic, breathless and desperate for the peace of having two feet planted firmly on the ground; but the prayerful soul laughs when tossed around, because like our son, he focuses on the face of his Father and trusts in His reassurance.
We’re blessed with being able to behold God in the Holy Eucharist, and not just that, but to receive Him. The God of the Universe loves us to profound and infinite proportions, and humbles Himself to a small piece of bread so that we might see and touch Him, to receive His grace and strength when we’re feeling thrown. There is no greater reassurance and there’s no one greater to trust.
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