Church is like a Potluck

You really can´t visit a Latin American country without attending a Catholic church. So this morning Katie and I went to mass at San Pedro. Now I´ve been to very few masses in my day, but this one seemed alittle different. At the beginning, when the priest comes in and kisses the Bible and has the incense and everything, I expected it to be a very solemn occasion. But this priest was really moving! They were playing really upbeat music, and the incense was billowing smoke which had the effect of a fog machine. I have to say though that I got alot more out of it than I did Jubilee. The priest was talking about I Cor. 12, with the church being one body with many parts. He compared it to a potluck (my liberal interpretation, he actually said fiesta) where everyone has their own specialty and something they´re good at, but it´s not complete with only one person´s contribution, you need everyone to pitch in and do different things. He also talked about how the church can be so focused on form that they neglect the really important things. We go to church on Sunday, but the rest of our lives don´t reflect that we are Christians. We sit around waiting for miracles but don´t want to have to work for anything, like the student who prays for an A without having to study. Anyways, he had some really good points, and I enjoyed most of it. Communion was a free for all where everyone just headed to the front of the church. Including this one woman (American?) who brought her camera up and started taking pictures of the altar, the crucifixes and even everyone taking communion. Seriously, who does that?? Have some respect! I was pretty disgusted.