The Readings today present an interesting parallel. In the Second Reading St. Paul tells us that the "days are evil" and that we should "try to understand what is the will of the Lord". He goes on to exhort us that we should not live by consuming the things of this world (e.g. "getting drunk" on wine) but be "filled with the Spirit".
In the Gospel Jesus insinuates how to do this. It is "His will" for us to live lives by consuming the things of heaven (e.g. His body and blood) in the form of bread and wine. This is possible because Jesus is God.
Our pain and suffering originate in this world. As long as we live here we must endure it. Peace on the other hand, is what awaits us in heaven. We can experience of bit of this heavenly peace by living Eucharistic lives (going to Mass regularly and receiving Communion).
When Christ's Body and Blood regularly comes into and becomes one with a Christian's body and blood, then anything is possible.
Eucharist Can Change Your Life
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