Since there's a bit of a break in the action . . .

The Mass makes present, in time, what the Son has been doing from all eternity: loving the Father as the Father loves the Son, giving back the gift He received from the Father. That gift is the life we're meant to share; but before we can, we must undergo a significant change. As we are now, we are incapable of giving so much or receiving so much; the infinite fire of divine love would consume us. Yet, we cannot change on our own. That's why God gives us His own life in the sacraments. - Scott Hahn, The Lamb's Supper

Finally finishing this wonderful book. I find myself thinking about the many blessings of love which I have received, and how they are the merest glimpse into the love God has for each one of us. I think of how He pours forth His love continuously, even as we turn from him and reject him, and I think of the privilege it is to love others like this, which we so often think of as an unfair burden which we are unwilling to accept.