Together and Alone In His Presence.

As Catholics, we have access to this wonderful gift that Jesus left us. He waits for us in Adoration. He's there, truly present in the Eucharist, in the Host that is in the Monstrance at any perpetual Adoration chapel. I try go there once a week and spend time with Him.

The chapel I go to always has people there. Since it's a perpetual Adoration Chapel, there will hopefully always be someone there with Him. But there's always people. At least two or three and often times more. I sometimes get a little annoyed because I just want to be there alone. And yet, I think of the amazing thing about the fact that we're all there. We're all alone with Him,  yet we're all there together. Once I saw our realtor sitting in the back praying the rosary. He was deep in his prayer. We're all there for different reasons but for the same one reason.

People go to the chapel under duress, under grief, just to give thanks, just to get some peace, a quiet place to pray, read the bible or just to listen. He's there observing us, guiding us, whispering to us. or being stone silent. He's there regardless of whether we "feel" His presence or not.

I have been to the chapel for all the above reasons and have experienced all the above responses. I sit there in awe. Sometimes I sit there and feel nothing. Sometimes my head is racing and cluttered with thoughts and He somehow pushes through as one of those thoughts that sticks out. I stop and I try to listen.

It's an amazing thing. He's there and we can sit in His Presence. If our non-catholic brothers and sisters knew He was there they would knock us down out of the way to get to the chapel. He's there for them too. When I think about it, I'm surprised it's not more crowded. In some chapels, He is there all alone in the tabernacle. That makes me a little sad.  Lets all be together and alone with Him.