Getting Ready to Pray                     

There is a little phrase we use when we meet a person by chance. “I bumped into so-and-so today.” Sometimes we actually do bump into strangers in a crowd, or we bump our heads and even bump into another car, and not just with our bumpers.

Often in bumping we were brought to a sudden halt. We may enjoy the respite or be annoyed at the delay. We do experience little “bumps in the road” as we move through our days and weeks.

Some Thoughts 

These days, as we live from and toward the celebration of the Eucharist, we can know ourselves better as we bump into or are bumped into life’s offerings. Speed bumps are meant to slow us down, usually for the safety of others.

We can use the bumps to catch grace and pray with the little paths and the large ones, which are there for the taking.

Not all bumps are mountains.