J.R.R. Tolkien has instilled a sense of adventure in countless readers, but in a letter to his son Michael, Tolkien didn't recommend a tale of hobbits and elves. Rather, he wrote, "I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament. There you will find romance, glory, honour, fidelity and the true way of all your loves upon earth."
I've thought about that letter as I have read about the pilgrimages and processions leading up to this week's Eucharistic Congress.
Surely, some onlookers have looked with confusion at thousands of people following what appears to be a piece of bread.
At the same time, participants have experienced some of the adventure that Tolkien describes.
In Introduction to Christianity, Joseph Ratzinger wrote, "Belief has always had something of an adventurous break or leap about it, because in every age it represents the risky enterprise of accepting what plainly cannot be seen as the truly real and fundamental."
When we think of adventure, we might imagine someone skydiving or whitewater rafting. There's another form of adventure that is much cheaper. And it's available each Sunday.
Hard words - hard challenge (negate the “easy”) … but so true!
Thanks for (again) bringing important aspects of our Faith to us, so that we can improve!
And that in one minute 😀
Wow!