Standoff. Body of Christ....Amen...the stare, the wait, till the eucharistic minister puts the sacred host on the tongue. Hey, just do your job without letting your preference to distribute communion in the hands be known. We all have experienced many masses, some very solemn masses can be experienced at local monasteries, I don't have that priviledge at this moment but those who do should treat themselves once in awhile, retreats are another great gift for the soul. We have many great gifts for the soul, the devotions, the meditations, the mass above all, even one said with less then the desire effect, its still the Lord's supper and sacrifice for us to eat and drink the food of heaven par excellence, the Lord Jesus is at every mass and will have his communion with his flock. Our soul, at times can be a monastery, it can be a crowded din of voices, it can be full of worries and cares, the Lord knows our souls in this world is not going to be total bliss and peace, this is his dwelling place and his presence is there, we're a mess but we would be a bigger mess without him, the mass might not be to how we would like it, our souls might not be how we would like it but the Lord still comes and is apart of our life. There is only one tabernacle in our soul, we reserve it for the Lord or its already occupied preventing the Lord from claiming his rightful dwelling place. If that be the case, go to confession and evict the trespasser so the Lord will have his dwelling back. We're a mess but we don't need a rebel, wannabee God in us, me! me! me! Let that spirit roam elsewhere. We! is a blessed word and the Lord says it to each of us, we will live this day and it might not be pretty but we will just take it one moment at a time and do the best we can. The Lord is with us, we are not alone.