JESUS IS TAKING TO THE STREETS!by Jet Booth, Night Luminaries, Lake Jackson, Texas JESUS IS TAKING TO THE STREETS! These are the headlines that should be hitting the national news nightly. It somehow is not but we know what is happening. The National Eucharistic Revival is happening across the USA and we have been part of this epic, historic moment in so many ways. We jumped in when our Night Luminaries community planned our theme for 2023-2024. We chose the book Beautiful Eucharist by Matthew Kelly. We shared at every gathering our insights, our readiness to get closer to Christ in the Eucharist, and to participate in the St. Juan Diego route of the Pilgrimage when it came through our area of Houston, Texas. I joined members of the Wildflowers Community in Sugarland, Texas, on May 31 for Mass and Adoration. I experienced the worst rainstorm ever that morning as I drove to the Mass. Torrential rain had me crying out loud in the car "I'm coming, Jesus!" I knew I had to make it to process with the perpetual pilgrims making their way to Indianapolis. The rain and lightning kept coming. Our hopes to witness to Jesus and see Him in the streets of Houston had to change. Our outside procession in the streets was moved inside because of the continued stormy weather. We were sad but relieved and I was still glad to participate in Adoration with a packed church of believers. On our knees we still joined all those across the USA to carry Jesus across this nation. The revival and Pilgrimage is still going on! Theresians share your experience! Members of Night Luminaries spearheaded a procession in Lake Jackson and will comment on that experience in the next two weeks in Sacred Touchstones. How has this revival affected me? I started out feeling tired of going through the motions at the time of communion. By praying, reading and striving with my sisters I fell in love with Adoration time before Jesus. I still struggle to really believe and surrender to Christ in His humble, hidden presence in the host and ask for more faith every time I receive Him. Instead of thinking about my grocery list or other distractions, I have become more alert, standing on tiptoe receiving HIM and trying not to receive in an empty, bored, glum way.
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