I become Christ
I Become What I Receive. I become Christ. In a mysterious and real union, He remains in me, and I in Him (cf. John 15:4). This is made possible each day in the Eucharist. At the Holy Mass, I come not as one who is worthy, but as one who is willing. I offer my body—marked by sin, weakness, and brokenness—to Christ. I do not hide it. I place it on the altar with Him. And He receives it. He takes what is mine and unites it to what is His. My frailty is joined to His perfection. My broken offering is drawn into His perfect sacrifice to the Father. What I could never make holy, He makes holy. As Scripture says: “Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God—this is your true worship” (Romans 12:1). In Him, my life becomes an offering. I begin to see my body in His crucified body. My sins—once hidden—are lifted up, like the serpent raised by Moses in the desert (cf. John 3:14). They are no longer mine to carry alone. They are taken up into Him. And then—He g...