"It is the Lord"

He is Present in the Tabernacle for the Sick. The Eucharist was first reserved in Tabernacles for the sake of the sick who could not be present for the Holy Mass. Some will argue as others already have that there is no need to spend time before the "Reserved" Sacrament and for that matter Our Lord never intended such. This practice is simply the result of circumstances affecting the early Christian community. Whatever the circumstances be, whatever the origins of the Most Blessed Sacrament being 'reserved' in Tabernacles - the heart of a beloved disciple cannot help but say, "It is the Lord", and the person truly in touch with their baptismal grace will not be able to refrain from following St. Peter's lead in diving into the mystery before him so as to encounter the Risen Lord from whom flow the words, "Do you love Me, more then all these?" Theologians can tackle all manner of questions regarding the reservation of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Tabernacles and the origins of such practice but this will never offset the reality that "It is the Lord" there in the Tabernacle.