How we partake in the mystery of Christ—kneeling, receiving the host in our hands, or on our tongue—is secondary to the experience of humility and honor in receiving the Eucharist.

A Reflection for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. 1 Kings 19: 4-8 Ephesians 4: 30-5:2 John 6: 41-51. Anyone who has attended a high school reunion knows that we do not age equally.