RememberingJesus

I often have to remind myself that being a Catholic is about having a relationship with Jesus. I find it so easy to slide into thinking it's about the liturgy (good or bad) or the priests (good or not-so-good) or fellow parishioners (good or bad) or any other burning topic, but it's not, it's about Jesus. The Church gives us many, many occasions to focus on Him; we have the Mass, Holy Hours, the rosary and other prayers, and we have our fellow Catholics who are Christs to us. But my mind slips and slithers and and I grasp onto the shell of the devotion and disregard the kernel. Praise God for Confession where we are pulled back into that wonderful, loving relationship.