Not much time left in what has been a very busy workday.
I get on an airplane headed east at just before midnight tonight.
I'm heading for the Easternmost parts of Canada to connect with friends, and celebrate the wedding of some other friends.
Lots of little things that still need to come together tonight before I get on the plane.
Unexpected things are slowing me down. (George wouldn't start this morning, meaning I had to take the train to work, and will have to take it home.)
But the workday is nearly over, and for that I'm grateful.
Blogging will likely be scarce through the weekend.
I'll be back in Calgary on Monday.
See you then.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Jesus Living Among Us - Henri Nouwen
Jesus Living Among Us
The Eucharist is the place where Jesus becomes most present to us because he becomes not only the Christ living within us but also the Christ living among us. Just as the disciples at Emmaus who had recognised Jesus in the breaking of the bread discovered a new intimacy between themselves and found the courage to return to their friends, we who have received the Body and Blood of Jesus will find a new unity among ourselves. As we realise that Christ lives within us, we also come to realise that Christ lives among us and makes us into a body of people witnessing together to the presence of Christ in the world.
The Eucharist is the place where Jesus becomes most present to us because he becomes not only the Christ living within us but also the Christ living among us. Just as the disciples at Emmaus who had recognised Jesus in the breaking of the bread discovered a new intimacy between themselves and found the courage to return to their friends, we who have received the Body and Blood of Jesus will find a new unity among ourselves. As we realise that Christ lives within us, we also come to realise that Christ lives among us and makes us into a body of people witnessing together to the presence of Christ in the world.
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