Sunday was the day everyone stumbled all over And with your spirit. Fr. D made an excellent point that it's an opportunity to re-discover the prayers of the Mass and get out of the auto-response mode.
Since I experienced it four times this weekend, I had a chance to think about my reaction. I noticed the parts that were changed but I also re-discovered the parts I have always said but glossed over. Yeah I know My fault, my fault... but what about in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do....? That one has been there all along and I could spend an Advent thinking about that. Would not thinking about it be a sin of omission? What about not mentioning the idea of not thinking about it? Maybe I shoudn't say...
Anyway, I think it's all gonna be just fine. It's like driving a new road after the barrels have been taken down. Takes some getting used to, but seems pretty normal fast.
