Living life as a follower of Christ is not easy.  That may be as Richard Foster writes because, “Often the present moment is not a sacrament, but a burden to be endured.”  There are many pains and tribulations that intersect our lives, but Thomas Kelly notes that “Within the Now is the dwelling place of God Himself.”  In the noise, commotion, distraction, disruption, and interruption of our lives, grace gives the Now more room.  A sacrament is an action in and through which God’s grace is conveyed to people.  The “church” has long used the concept of sacraments – outward signs of inward grace – to name the spaces where God meets us in an especially present way.