“Thus says the LORD:
Just as from the heavens
the rain and snow come down
and do not return there
till they have watered the earth,
making it fertile and fruitful,
giving seed to the one who sows
and bread to the one who eats,
so shall my word be
that goes forth from my mouth;
my word shall not return to me void,
but shall do my will,
achieving the end for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55: 10-11

Jesus – the greatest prophet who ever lived – made things happen: the blind see, the deaf speak, the lame walk – – – and even water and wine become His own Body and Blood!

Listen to Bishop Robert Barron’s entire homily or the last three minutes of it (where the video below is set to start).  And ponder the text of the last three minutes of the homily which appears here:

“What do we know, therefore? We know that Jesus will not simply describe the way things are. Jesus will change the way things are.

“Watch him now – in his ministry – as he preaches, lives change, ‘My son, your sins are forgiven.” and, by God, they’re forgiven. ‘Take up your mat and walk.’ and he takes up his mat and walks. ‘Little girl, get up.’ and the dead girl gets up. ‘Lazarus, come out.’ and the dead man comes out. What Jesus says, is – because he’s the incarnation of the Word that Isaiah is talking about.

“The night before he died, Jesus took bread and wine from the Passover supper. Over them, he said the word, ‘This is my body; this is my blood.’ Was He describing a state of affairs? No. Producing a state of affairs. Yes. Why? Because what Jesus says is and that’s the ground, everybody, of a Catholic belief in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.

“It comes from Isaiah 55. It comes from this keen sense that the Word of God never goes forth from him in vain, but rather accomplishes its purpose.

“Okay, what’s the upshot of all this?
Let that divine Word, in all of its manifestations – through creation, yes, through the prophets of Israel, in Jesus and His Eucharist – let that prophetic word invade you.

Trust me. It will change you.”

If Covid-19 caution is keeping you from the Eucharist, remind yourself that God is present and pray the Spiritual Communion prayer, promising that when possible you will return.