I heard this song by Matt Maher called "Your Grace Is Enough". I highly recommend it. But what is grace? One definition is that grace is the life of God. It's like a slice of God's life active in our lives. So we could also say to God: "Youe life is enough." and isn't that exactly what he gave us? During this season of Lent, we focus on that gift of God's life given to us freely, totally, faithfully and fruitfully in the person of Jesus Christ. Another line in Maher's song hints at the Channels of this grace, which are the Sacraments: "Heaven reaching down to us..." All the Sacraments are acts of worship that strengthen our communion with God and each other. I heard a priest tell a story about a trip to the grocery store. A child, who was shopping with his mother, spotted the priest and said, "Hey, you're the communion guy!" He is exactly right. The job of the priest is to build communion within the community of God's people. That communion is like the glue that holds the community together. Notice how all the Sacraments are very strong on communion. Baptism brings us into the largest and greatest community in the world, the Church. We become members of God's family. What a communion! In Confirmation, the gifts of the Holy Spirit strengthen community. When that communion is fractured because of our sins, we have the Sacrament of penance to heal that fracture. Anointing of the sick brings many sick and dying to a great sense of peace. Some who are dying feel a sense of "permission" to let go and die. The families of the dying have great peace knowing that their loved one was fortified with that Sacrament. In the sacrament of Marriage, spouses share a bodily communion in the sexual act that mirrors the love of the Trinity. Holy orders is where more "communion guys" are made. The lifelong task of the ordained is to nurture communion. Finally, the Holy Eucharist, the Sacrament we call "Communion" regularly, is the source and summit of the Christian life. It's a real intimate communion with God and his Church that we experience by consuming the flesh and blood of Christ. Many have taken up the practice of basking in that communion with Eucharistic adoration. Families build communion by visiting and spending time at the table long after the family meal. We can also build our communion with God by visiting and spending time. For further meditation on this I recommend Fr. Stan Fortuna's song "School of the Eucharist". Both songs I mentioned are available on iTunes...