Post-Communion Reflection - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) We have just received the Body of Christ. We did nothing to earn this gift - Christ came to us freely. He placed himself in our hands. Let us close our eyes or lower the gaze. Let each of us focus on our hands. Notice where your hands are right now. Resting in your lap? Folded together? Don't change anything yet. Just notice. Feel the weight of your hands. Are they heavy or...
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