Monday, June 2, 2014

Day #152

June 1, 2014

Sunday morning and Coffee and Conversation. What a joy to spend some time catching up with each other about our week and reflecting on God’s presence in the joys and struggles. Sometimes we just have to laugh, too. Today was a time of laughter, hearty, belly-laughter, over surprise encounters with God’s creatures. Shall we say, the less appreciated ones?!

Some may wonder what that might have to do with scripture or God. Well, don’t we all have a need for some good, cleansing laughter? It’s the best medicine. Laughing at our ourselves, our situations, can help bring perspective. Also, sharing stories about funny things can help us learn to share stories about more serious things. Either way, it’s all about getting to know one another. It’s about relationship. It’s about learning to “dance” as one - which Jesus prayed for in the Gospel of John, 17th chapter. That they (the disciples) may be one as he, God the Father and the Holy Spirit are one.

Sometimes it’s hard to understand Jesus’ prayer, because we are not all one. At least not in thought. The disciples certainly were not. The church as a whole today certainly is not. Even individual congregations can be far from one on particular issues or activities. Was Jesus’ prayer not answered?

Hardly. Somehow the disciples (and the church today) were somewhere and in some way, one. Or we would not be here. Perhaps they were one when in prayer. But, as I reflected later in the day, perhaps they (and us) were really most as “one” in the celebration of the Holy Communion. We are all equal in that moment of receiving the Body of Christ, given for you and the Blood of Christ, shed for you. Amen!! 

Blessings.

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