You may have already heard about a possible miracle that happened on Sunday. At a Mass at a church in Connecticut, a Eucharistic minister was running low on hosts to distribute. Suddenly, the Eucharistic minister noticed that there were more than enough hosts to give to the people waiting in line to receive.
The Archdiocese of Hartford is researching the incident to confirm whether it was a miracle. But the priest at the Mass shared his thoughts on what had happened in a video. Listening to him, you can hear the faith, the awe, and the gratitude in his voice.
With deep respect for the official research, I don’t need an investigation to believe in a miracle. The fact that the hosts have become Jesus’ body through the consecration is its own miracle. This possible multiplication of the hosts feels like a miracle on top of a miracle—and it fills me with joy.
As Franz Werfel writes in The Song of Bernadette, “For those who believe, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not believe, no explanation is possible.”
Count me in as someone who needs no explanation. I believe we experience miracles all the time. And this one feels like a special gift, especially during our Lenten journey.
During these final days of Lent, it’s easy to feel depleted. We are each carrying our own crosses and seeing others who are carrying even heavier ones. I’m always struck by the problems and difficult situations that arise during these Lenten weeks. Our family prayer basket isn’t deep enough to hold everything and everyone in need of our prayers, though we keep adding and pulling names and praying through the days.
Still, reading about the incident made me smile. This might be just the reminder we need as we inch toward Holy Week. The Eucharistic minister running out of hosts wouldn’t have been a crisis. But God can step in and walk beside us even for the smaller moments. Isn’t it wonderful how God shows us his love?
He loves us so much that he sent his only son to die for us. That’s an extraordinary act of love, one that’s hard to get your mind around. He also loves us so much that he meets us where we are, giving us our daily bread, meeting our daily needs, and offering us the chance to receive Jesus in the Eucharist.
As we continue our journey toward Easter, what a beautiful reminder this is that God sees our needs and reaches out to address them, often before we even think to ask.
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