We have family whom we love,
others whom we have befriended,
and some we admire from a distance.
These are steadfast relationships;
these are the people we
follow.
Such persons may neither work wonders,
nor provide in any significant way for our physical needs.
Why then are they so endearing?
Why do
I follow?
My heart is fed, nourished in these relationships.
I am inspired, motivated, challenged.
It is the
eucharist of home and market-place,
the
eucharist we receive and take out to others—
as Jesus is Eucharist for us.