This prayer inspired me to write this blog:
Heavenly Father,
Increase our faith in the
Real Presence of your son,
Jesus Chris,
In the Holy Eucharist.
Send forth the power of the Holy Spirit
Upon all people to give them
The love, courage, strength
And willingness to respond
to the invitation to
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration
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St. Rapheal's Catholic Church was the church I grew up in. I was baptized, had my first communion, and confirmation their. The church itself no longer feels like home as I've moved onto a more modern Catholic church. But the one thing that remains that keeps calling me back their is the Adoration Chapel.
Sure, I go to church on Sunday, and pay my visit, hear the word of God and receive him body and blood every weekend. But going to God's Chapel, there are hardly words for how fulling it is to spend time with him all the other days of the week. To find peace anytime that I need it, or to just feel him where I'm not distracted by televisions, computers, phones and anything else that gets in the way of quality time with our maker.
I started going to the Adoration Chapel about 2 months ago. A Tuesday here, a Thursday there, one week nothing...Until I realized I needed this time and he was calling me to come hang out with him. Now its at least once a week, every week. But lately its been a lot more than that.
Sometimes I know why I'm going, other times I have no idea but something says you should come over. I listen, drive to the chapel, park my car, gather my thoughts and walk the pathway to the door. Its
kind of a heavy door, but I always feel a sense of "going home." As if there is always a huge hug waiting for me.
In the entrance are bibles, books, rosary's, prayer
cards almost anything you can think of to help you pray and spend your
time with God. I always make sure I sign in to the book, Just in case God has a moment where he may have forgotten I
came.
There is also a book of intentions. Where you can list whatever you want prayed for by everyone who comes to hang out with God. I put my special requests in the book, just in case he's too busy at that particular time to hear me. But I know he always hears me eventually.
Finally, you walk a couple feet and there's the entry way to his chapel. I would say their are 5 rows of chairs and kneelers.There is always at least one other
person in the Chapel so God is never alone. The presence that I feel
overwhelms me at times. And even though that other person is there, I
always feel like it's me and God hanging out, no one else.
Now I'm proud to say that I'm a Catholic Christian. And share all that I can about what I've learned on my short journey thus far. That's why I'm writing this particular blog, as I know there are other Christians out their that either have no idea what I'm talking about, or have an idea and find it to be "just a Catholic thing"
But as Christians, we all worship the same God...Right? The answer is HECK YES WE DO!! Our only difference is the "details" of our services and the "technicalities" of our beliefs. So really, at the end of the day We are loving, worshiping and adoring the same God the one who died and rose for our sins. So in my honest, humble opinion, its not "JUST a Catholic thing"
God's Chapel, or the term Adoration Chapel is a place a child of Christ can go anytime and be in the presence of the Holy Spirit. Without outside distractions, no one talking, just you and God.
I find it incredibly awesome that there is a place, where I can go, when other churches are locked and I can spend time with God.
I've rambled enough for this blog post, I just had to share this wonderful place, and if anyone is interested I'd be glad to join them and show them God's Chapel.
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