“I Am With You Always”

Dear Diary,

This morning Robert picked us up as usual and right on time, and we went to St. Mary’s for Holy Mass. It was a soft May morning, and everything along the road looked fresh and green. Mini came with us and settled down quietly, as if she knew it was a very holy day.

Father LeRoy read the Gospel about Jesus meeting His disciples on the mountain after He rose from the dead. He said the disciples worshiped Him, but some still doubted. Father LeRoy told us that this should comfort us, because Jesus did not send away the weak and trembling ones. He came near to them.

Then Father LeRoy explained that when Jesus said, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me,” He was showing that He is King over everything. Then He sent His apostles to teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Father LeRoy said this is how the Church keeps carrying Jesus’ truth through the whole world. The apostles were not going out by their own strength. Jesus gave them their mission, and then He gave them the sweetest promise of all: “I am with you always, until the end of the age.”

I liked that part best. It made my heart feel very safe. Jesus did not only say, “Go.” He also said, “I am with you.”

After Mass, Robert drove to the Breakfast Club so I could deliver the eggs. The four cousins were all very busy, and the place smelled like coffee, toast, and warm breakfast. Sister Mary Claire bought breakfast for us, which made it feel like a little treat after Church.

Caleb was cheerful even though he was hurrying about. Before we left, he gave us a pie-shaped slice of brie cheese to take home, and even gave a tiny nibble for Mini. Mini received it very politely, but her eyes said she hoped Caleb would become a cheese saint someday.

When we got home, I thought about the Gospel again while finishing chores. The apostles had a great work to do, and I only had eggs, hens, Mini, and my little duties. But maybe Jesus is with people in great missions and also in small chores. Maybe He is with me when I carry the egg basket, when I try to be good, and when I write in my diary at night.

Evening Prayer

Dear Jesus, thank You for promising to be with us always. Please stay close to Father LeRoy, Sister Mary Claire, Robert, Caleb, Hayden, Sasha, Max, and all the people at the Breakfast Club. Help me do my little duties with love, and help me remember that You are near, even when I cannot see You.

Amen.

Love,
Kathy

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 28:16–20

The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”

The Gospel of the Lord.