The Cup for Drinking
This morning, we closed the last circle gathering of the silent weekend retreat at Dayspring by breaking bread, drinking the cup and passing the peace. We served one another, affirming the beloved identity of each one and offering the cup of love, the cup of life. I remembered Jesus’ question to James and John, “Are […]
Table Bread – Aug. 24, 2018
“Bread is the welcoming sight and aroma on a dining table that says, “sit down and stay a while”. It’s the first course, though never counted as such, designed to be broken, buttered, dipped, and shared to temporarily satiate even the heartiest of appetites before the meal arrives. It is the communal element, part earthy […]
Scandalous Talk – Aug. 22, 2018
“Yet it seems that it is much easier for God to convince bread of what it really is than for God to convince us. We alone balk, rebel, and analyze. Let’s be honest and admit that “eat my body and drink my blood” is scandalous talk (John 6:64-66) that has stopped scandalizing us! And so […]
A Scandalous Thing
A forever life is offered in this week’s gospel passage* by the young rebel rabbi. He calls himself “The Bread of Life,” saying, “The Bread that I present to the world so that it can eat and live is myself, this flesh-and-blood self.” The people around him are taken aback, to put it mildly, and […]
