Monday, August 31, 2015

Supping as Proclamation

When we want to meet God, we Christians … gather and break bread in Jesus’ name. That’s where he has chosen to meet us, that’s where our eyes are opened and we recognize him. We pray ‘Give us this day our daily bread,’ not just as a survival strategy; no matter how much bread we get, we shall not survive. In praying for daily bread we are praying for daily presence of God among us.

After a day of walking and teaching,
Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it,
And gave it to them.
Then their eyes were opened,
And they recognized him.

The King came not with an honor guard.
He did not command worship.

He taught. He blessed. He fed.
What kind of a backwards Kingdom is this?

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