Sunday, October 27, 2019

Dearest God,

Who can say when and where and how you will speak?  No one can describe fully the ways you work in the world.  Yet, there are those moments when we suddenly become aware of your living presence in our midst.  Such a time came this morning in worship.

We pastors were standing at the altar where the priest officiated at the Eucharistic Feast.  As he spoke he simply poured the water into the wine, a symbol of Christ's humanity.  But to me you spoke even more.  As I stood there, I realized how you allow humanity to diminish you only to once again make you whole.  As the wine is diluted by the water, so are you diminished; yet, in the offering and the receiving we are each made whole again because at the same time we drink the water representing our own humanity we are drinking the wine, the sign of your divinity.  At your table the miracle happens.

As I drank from the cup, I was aware I was drinking in your presence as you drank ours and together we were both restored, renewed and revitalized.  This is what you do for your beloved people, your children, friends and believers.  Astounding!

Holy God,
thank you
for Holy Communion.
Thank you
for feeding us
food and drink
from heaven.
Thank you
for showing us
your living presence
once again.

Love, Andrea