"We use the word mass to talk about how much matter there is in something. (Matter is anything you can touch physically.) On Earth, we weigh things to figure out how much mass there is. The more matter there is, the more something will weigh. Often, the amount of mass something has is related to its size, but not always. A balloon blown up bigger than your head will still have less matter inside it than your head (for most people, anyhow) and therefore less mass.
The difference between mass and weight is that weight is determined by how much something is pulled by gravity. If we are comparing two different things to each other on Earth, they are pulled the same by gravity and so the one with more mass weighs more. But in space, where the pull of gravity is very small, something can have almost no weight. It still has matter in it, though, so it still has mass."
So, there you have it. That is what mass is. We are constantly weighing things around us. Take for example a trip to the grocery store. As we walk thru the produce section, we pick out a handful of potatoes to put into a bag, we then weigh it in a scale to get the right weight per price. We then go check out at the cash register and go home after much weighing and comparing things in the store.
Now there is a different kind of mass that most people have never experienced in their lifetime or they just don't understand or know about it. It is the Catholic Church's Mass. What is it? Mass is an ancient form of celebration. It is the central act of worship in the Catholic Church where the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross is made present in its Eucharist, the Lord's Supper, the bread & wine. That is not to say we are sacrificing Christ all over again. Rather, it is a re-presentation of His original sacrifice to us. That means that Christ is present in the Eucharist. That is His body and blood we are partaking of. The bread & wine are not merely symbols. This ritual strengthens the faith of Christians worldwide and how we keep Christ in our lives as we go about our daily business of our journey on earth.
As I go thru my life trying to find my place in this world, I am weighing things of a more personal nature. I am trying to make things right in my life since I knew I had erred in the past. There were things that I knew I shouldn't have done. I am now trying to make amends for it. Now I know I shouldn't have consulted a psychic or played with a ouija board. Those are things that God disapproves of. It was even mentioned in the Old Testament of the bible. Leviticus 19:31, "'Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.'"
Today, I went to Catholic Mass but I knew I had to learn to crawl before I can walk in the Faith. From my research about Catholicism, I knew I couldn't partake of the Eucharist until I am confirmed a member of the Church. So, I am crawling now. Constantly weighing things and learning what I need to do. From the image in this post, you can see where I might be now. The smaller ball could represent quality. The bigger ball could represent quantity. Like the old saying goes in the bible, you must drink the milk first before eating the meat. 1 Cor 3:2 "I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able." So, I am experiencing the smaller ball, quality before quantity. I am drinking the quality of the milk before I can eat the quantity of the meat.
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