The Table

We have this little table in our home. It's a small square table with wooden legs and a glass top, originally made to be a coffee table for our living room area. This area being not too large, the table was made in such a way that it could be put away in the space under a big table in the area, to be pulled out only when we needed to use it. Well, it's been about six years now – and I can't remember a time when we actually took this table out and used it. It just gets pulled out, dusted, and pushed back. Only the other day, I was thinking that this table has been useless and a mere waste of money.

And then came Fr.Babu, to celebrate Holy Mass at home. We planned to set up the dining table for the Mass and kept a big white tablecloth ready to drape over it. But the father, taking a quick look around the room, straightaway pointed to this little table hiding under the big one, and said, 'Why don't we use this one?'

Thus, the table got pulled out, dusted and cleaned, and draped with the big white tablecloth (which, by the way, had to be folded twice). Two candles at either end; three vases of fragrant flowers lined up in front; all things for the Eucharistic celebration laid out neatly on top. It looked absolutely beautiful.The inconspicuous coffee table which I had branded 'useless', was now all adorned and ready to be the Eucharistic Table ; ready to hold up the precious Body and Blood of Christ; chosen to be the altar of the Great Sacrifice...

These thoughts have been playing in my mind ever since we had the Mass at home last Saturday. At first when they streamed in, my reaction was - 'why such a big deal about such a small matter?' But then I realized that they came with a message. About how God spots us sitting in our own hiding places, and yearns to use us for glorious purposes. Are we available? If yes, He will adorn us with all that we need. Just as He did to the little coffee table.  Praise God!

The Voice

During the counselling session by Philochechy in January she talked about the voice of God talking to us in daily life. She talked about how she has heard God telling her in seemingly ordinary situations like taking a bus or going somewhere, which seems to go against logic and reasoning.

I have heard this "voice" many times, especially while driving. As you may (may not) know, I like driving and is fairly aggressive on the road. There are many instances where I have clearly heard a voice telling me SLOW DOWN. And these are instances when the roads are pretty desolate and your heart tells you to floor the pedal. Or it could be a time when someone was overtaking and then the voice says LET HIM GO. It is a very definite, distinct and direct voice that I hear. It felt very strange in the beginning and once or twice I even turned around to see if someone in the car was saying this. Somehow I have always listened the voice.

An unseen hurdle, a possible accident, chance of a tyre puncture...only God knows what He was saving me from.

I thought it was the voice of the Holy Spirit but now I know it is.