Eucharist of the Ordinary

“We seldom notice how each day is a holy place Where the eucharist of the ordinary happens, Transforming our broken fragments Into an eternal continuity that keeps us.”

― John O'Donohue, To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Invocations and Blessings

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in the evening

my tired soul

is often scattered

broken apart

by the way of the world

by apathy

and betrayal

ingratitude

and essential selfishness ruling the hearts

destroying empathy and compassion

i have wandered through my day

carrying the burden

of anger

and resentment

I have let others erode me

until I almost disappear

and then

in ordinary moments

eucharist happens

moments of sacred favor

which come in common ways

a smile, a hug

sunrise, sunset

a moment of solitude

and then

the day becomes a holy place

and I reborn

find

if only for a moment

the eternal

me