Glorify the LORD with me,
let us together extol his name.
I sought the LORD, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
Look to him that you may be radiant with joy,
and your faces may not blush with shame.
When the poor one called out, the LORD heard,
and from all his distress he saved him.
Psalm 34: 4-5, 6-7
The Great Amen at the end of the Eucharistic prayer and the personal Amen at communion time are expressions of personal and collective commitment. Yes, though Christ, in Christ, we will do all that we can to make this world and all human behavior a more perfect prayer of glory and honor to God. Yes, we are willing to join hands, hearts, voices and all other gifts we have been given to be the hands, the heart, the voice- the gift of Jesus in the world.
Father Lenny Zamborsky
June 9, 1996
(Fr. Lenny’s birthday)
For Reflection:
We taste and see the goodness of the Lord in the Eucharist – in the act of receiving communion – and in the act of sharing communion with one another. It is in community that we can release our fears, and put aside hurtful shame. It is in community that we find radiant joy even in times of distress. So it is community that we glorify the Lord and praise God’s name – with our combined voices and actions.
How does the Lord’s goodness appear to you? What taste of that goodness have you savored?
In what ways can you use your voice and actions as prayers of praise in gratitude for that goodness?
With whom might you join hands, hearts, voices, and gifts to share the goodness – be the gift of Jesus?
Since the charism (gift) of my religious congregation involves sharing the goodness and provident care of God, I join with SNDs all over the world, in our international congregation, to share God's goodness. But I've also joined with so many other people I've known, especially in parish communities and other ministry groups, to share God's goodness and love. All these people help me to experience God's goodness and love.
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