I have insomnia, and this has been my primary reason for not attending morning mass. But I have always heard that if a Catholic attends morning mass, it will help him through the entire day. Granted, I don’t work outside of the home because I am retired, but I knew that meeting Christ in the Eucharist would make me a happier, less stressed individual, nonetheless.
So last night I went to bed at 8:30 and got up at 5:00 a.m. During the night I woke up hourly. I wondered if I would have felt better just staying up all night. But that would have defeated my purpose. So after some strong coffee and a couple of drops of Visine, I went to morning mass.
I was surprised at the number of people there. I loved the mass, and I even stayed awake from beginning to end. Now, hours later, I must say that, even though my “dogs-are-draggin’,” this is becoming one of the best days that I have had in months. I have an indescribable inner peace, and I have accomplished housecleaning and grocery shopping and a number of other things that I would normally have never done being as sleep deprived as I was today. But somehow, everything has worked out.
Sunday, our priest challenged us to start going to daily mass before work. He told us that if we were unable to stay for communion at the end, he would give us the Eucharist before the mass started.
God’s peace is one that passes all understanding. Now, let’s see if I can do this two days in a row. No more leaning on insomnia as a reason for skipping morning mass.
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Philippians 4:13
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