I received Holy Communion this past Sunday, as I often do. When I leave the railing and return to my seat, I try to pause there with my head bowed and my eyes closed. I want the Lord to know I take this seriously. This was serious business for Him and I just want to slow down, if even for a moment, and focus solely on His gift to me. And be so grateful.
And as usual from the Lord, He took that moment - and gave even more to me. As I sat with my eyes closed, the holy, spiritual singing from the choir chanting a Taizé song filled the background of my thoughts. And overlapping that was the pastor’s steady voice repeating: the Body of Christ given for you… the Body of Christ given for you… the Body of Christ… as he distributed to the others.
And I can’t really put it into words but if you’ve ever heard of “thin-spaces” where heaven seems to come down and touch you - and, oh! I so wanted to hold onto it! I wanted to stay in that sweet additional level of communion. But it was almost like a vapor and I tried to grasp it but the sounds of the worship service continuing changed the atmosphere that held it in place.
I hope you have experienced the Lord in a similar way - where His presence seemed so close… I pray you ask, seek and find it this Advent season. A tender moment when the world goes dim and His light shines bright. And you are filled with awe and wonder. A heart filled with a holy sensation that is indescribable. A moment just for you… from Him.
The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I too will love them and show Myself to them. - John 14:21
One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His Temple. - Psalm 27:4 NIV
The one thing I want from God, the thing I seek most of all, is the privilege of meditating in His Temple, living in His presence every day of my life, delighting in His incomparable perfections and glory. - Psalm 27:4 TLB
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