Isaiah 40:31
"They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength , they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint."
The other day at Mass the priest told us a story of what happened when he was a kid at Mass. His mother was in the choir and being a little boy often found church boring. As a kid sitting still during church often seems impossible. The child's mother found a solution. Mom sent her son to hang out with his grandmother. Grandma was very animated during the worship portion of The Mass. She would move with the music in The Holy Spirit. It seems grandmas energy was contagious. During a song based on the quote from Isaiah 40:31 the boy who would become a priest made gestures of being able to soar with the eagles.
So what's the point? While many churches tend to be a bit subdued when it comes to dancing. And that's OK.
My point is that when we go to church we should get carried away in the Spirit in which worship was attended. It's meant to be a time when the music of the celebration of the anticipation of receiving Jesus in the Eucharist. It builds up our spirits to hear The Word of God through the scriptures and what the priest or pastor has to say.
When you think about it waiting to receive communion sounds like the opening line of Isaiah 40:31. They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength.
This reminds me of another scripture that says, "I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me."
Spending time with God makes us stronger. For greater is he who is in me than who is in the world. For God has overcome the world.
When God is our source of strength we can overcome any temptation or evil that may come our way. Through the Lord we can soar above our aches and pains and all that makes us weary.
We find true strength when our walk is with The Lord.
