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Lord, to Whom Shall We Go?
 

 My son and I were both home alone since his wife and children were in Illinois at a wedding, so, I called  him and said,  "David, want to go to Mass with me this morning?"

               "Not today.  I have a lot to do before Tracey and the kids get home."  His cell phone rang. Seconds later he called back            "Mom!  They are rushing Derek (age 7) to the hospital.   He’s been vomiting and now is unresponsive.  Shall I pick you up or you pick me up?"  Did David want me to rush to Illinois with him?   

               "To go where?" I asked,

               "To church, of course." On the way,  Tracey called.  Doctors suspected a knot in the intestines.  My little grandson’s  veins were collapsing.  At mass, David and I knelt and prayed.  When we received the Body and Blood of Christ, we both felt a wonderful peace.

               When he needs Jesus most, my son knows where to go.  He goes to the Eucharist.  After Mass, we learned Derek was responding and doing so well that doctors planned to release him after a couple of hours of observation.  They came home that night.

In the Eucharist, we found peace, and a prompt answer to prayer! 

                 ~Carole O’Hara 

From "Silent Strength"  The Newsletter of the Marian Mantle Group, January, 2007
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