Receiving unworthily?

[FaithfulKnight]

Thinking about this and the priest being in a sinful state and giving communion was interesting. One must never forget the POWER OF THE SPOKEN WORD OF GOD.Even yet as we are sinners saved by grace, or still being in a sin state, when the WORD is spoken over the elements it is the WORD that changes the elements, not the priest. Though, he should be Jesus’ representative and be standing in grace at this time. I think the
WORD DOES THE WORK. And as we are clearing our sin by moving our body closer to him and praying in our minds as we move forward, the Holy Spirit is performing the Transubstantiation as we amble forward. I feel peaceful w this. The priest is God’s representative but he is a sinner. Hopefully, he has performed his on confession before praying the mass.
Just a thought.
In Christ’s love
Alice

Thank you for this perspective. This is exactly why I continue to read through this forum. I very often walk away from a topic with a more contemplative frame of mind.

 

[tweedlealice]

I like how you’ve thought this through and explained it.

.PERCHANCE THIS IS SEMANTICS. I JUST NEVER HEARD YOUR THOUGHTS VERBALLY EXPRESSED IN MY SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS.BUT THE JOY IN THOSE QUIET MOMENTS WHEN WE COMMUNE AND THE WARMTH SURROUNDS MY BODY IS AWESOME. I STILL MUST DROP TO MY KNEES. I CANNOT FOLLOW THE NEW RULES AND STAND. I WOULD BE PROSTRATE BUT PEOPLE WOULD WALK ON ME. HUMBLE MYSELF IN THE SIGHT OF MY LORD AND HE WILL RAISE ME UP…IT BRINGS ME TO TEARS TO HAVE THE LOVER OF MY SOUL IN MY HEART. AS ST JOHN OF THE CROSS REFERS TO JESUS

 

[tweedlealice]

Mystical Seeker;12621204:

I like how you’ve thought this through and explained it.

.PERCHANCE THIS IS SEMANTICS. I JUST NEVER HEARD YOUR THOUGHTS VERBALLY EXPRESSED IN MY SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS.BUT THE JOY IN THOSE QUIET MOMENTS WHEN WE COMMUNE AND THE WARMTH SURROUNDS MY BODY IS AWESOME. I STILL MUST DROP TO MY KNEES. I CANNOT FOLLOW THE NEW RULES AND STAND. I WOULD BE PROSTRATE BUT PEOPLE WOULD WALK ON ME. HUMBLE MYSELF IN THE SIGHT OF MY LORD AND HE WILL RAISE ME UP…IT BRINGS ME TO TEARS TO HAVE THE LOVER OF MY SOUL IN MY HEART. AS ST JOHN OF THE CROSS REFERS TO JESUS

my cursor jumped all over and erased your note. I am so sorry because it was so good. I will spend some days in purgatory w this cursor moving all over my notes when I am writing. I have lose whole notes to cyberspace.

your notes above yeah

 

[Mystical_Seeker]

tweedlealice;12634003:

my cursor jumped all over and erased your note. I am so sorry because it was so good. I will spend some days in purgatory w this cursor moving all over my notes when I am writing. I have lose whole notes to cyberspace.

your notes above yeah

I love coming here, and for some reason, references to Purgatory just tickle me and often make me want to laugh. I don’t know why; maybe because I’ve already done the motions of the “Dark Night” and to me, Purgatory sounds like of like an intensive chiropractor resort for the soul.

My pastor loves to say “we did some Purgatory time” whenever we do something we had to do but was really not fun.