Open Wide Your Mouth

Little did David realize what he was singing in Psalm 81:11:  "Open wide your mouth and I will fill it."  Now with the Eucharist available to us daily, we understand and can not only appreciate this verse, but also find in it motivation to fill ourselves as often as possible with "the Bread from Heaven, the Bread of Life."  When the priest or Eucharistic Minister says, "The Body of Christ," so often we answer Amen by rote, not realizing that we are affirming the REAL PRESENCE of Jesus in the form of a thin wafer of bread.  It's Jesus, the Savior, the Teacher, the Healer, the Beloved of God the Father and of our souls.  How warm and loving he is to come into our bodies as food and as the grace to nourish our souls by this sacramental meal.  It might take "work" to focus more on what we are doing at Mass and in the reception of Holy Communion, but it certainly is a gift, a treasure that we should receive with attentiveness, gratitude and love. May we not only open our mouths wide to receive it, but our hearts as well.
Bro. Rene