Our own encounters with Jesus can be mysterious and fleeting. We might not realize that He is present at any given moment. Yet surely, our hearts burn within us when we have the chance to do as He asks and recognize Christ in those around us. We need to look for Christ in those we encounter every day and learn to serve Him through serving them.
Our mass is going to be unrecognizable for a while too. We've now had seven Sundays where we have not been able to celebrate mass in the church and receive the Eucharist. Our pastor told us today that, even when we do return, the experience will be quite different. We still do not know what that will look like, but it will likely involve social distancing, fewer people allowed at any one service, changes in our actions during the service, and other unknowns that will make the mass different than before.
Still, it will be wonderful to be back together as a family in Christ even if the form of it looks a bit different.