One recent Sunday, at Mass, we sang –Bread of Life, Hope of the world, Jesus Christ our Brother, Teach us now, Give us hope, Lead us to one another.
Do you ever have something just jump out at you, like you’ve never heard it before? I took a pen out of my purse, found something to write on and I scribbled, ‘lead us to one another.’ My husband looked at me and asked, ‘What are you doing?’ I shook my head, “I’ll explain later,” I whispered.
But I couldn’t explain, really. It just grabbed me. And, knowing myself, I had to write it down so I wouldn’t forget that I was grabbed by that line. I think this is what’s called, hearing with your heart.
Sometimes I feel this journey; this spiritual road I travel (with many detours and dead ends) is a solitary one. That’s when I get hung up, when I think it’s all about me – my relationship with God, my calling, my journey. We’re traveling the wrong road when we think that way.
Lead us to one another. What a lovely prayer; a beautiful reminder that we are not alone and we are called to help one another. Lead each other out of difficulties; lead each other back onto the right path. How do we accomplish this? Through Jesus, our brother – the Bread of Life; the Hope of the world. Sometimes I need to be reminded of this and I just love it when it grabs me on a beautiful Sunday morning at Mass!
