Last night, I had the pleasure of participating in Eucharistic Adoration and confession with a group of about 20 high school kids. I am always amazed at the reverence shown by that age group. From the outside, they seem aloof, maybe even unconnected. But put them in front of the monstrance and they change before your eyes. Fr. Roger began the Exposition and out came the incense. Now I have a love-hate relationship with incense. I really love incense, but my allergies don't like it a bit. But as I prayed in front of the Blessed Sacrament, I noticed that the incense "fog" was lingering in the air. It wasn't moving. At first, I thought, "Wow! Just another visible sign that Christ is present here with us." Then it hit me.
We were all gathered to pray and adore our Lord, but also to cleanse ourselves in the confessional. As each one of us made our way to Fr. Roger to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation, the fog seemed to lift just a little more. After about an hour and a half, most of the kids had gone to confession, so I headed for my place in line. I was the last person to go in, and when I came out, there was no fog left. We had each shed our ugly, sinful selves and been clothed in the light of Christ once again. Satan's fog had been prayed away and all that was left was the sweet smell of forgiveness.
When was the last time you met our Lord in Adoration? Confession? Maybe it's time to mosey on back. Christ is waiting!
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