"The Mystery will be as intrusive in us as we by listening allow." So writes John McNamee in one of his poems.

It is my prayer that the Mystery that is God will use our Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Vigil liturgies to be intrusive! It is my prayer that worshipers will be in listening mode. We will listen to scripture, in readings from the Bible and in liturgy. Such words encourage us to formulate concepts of God in our minds. But there is danger in that -- because God is so much greater than any idea we can have of God. And so, what is precious to me in our evening Holy Week liturgies are the periods of silence. It is when we are silent, I think, that we are most likely to allow the Mystery to be intrusive.