The Henri Nouwen Society from Toronto, Ontario, Canada Daily Meditation for Wednesday, 7 October 2015 "Jesus Living Among Us" from Henri Nouwen's Bread for the Journey

The Henri Nouwen Society from Toronto, Ontario, Canada Daily Meditation for Wednesday, 7 October 2015 "Jesus Living Among Us" from Henri Nouwen's Bread for the Journey
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.

For further reflection...
"As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world."[John 17: 18 (NIV)]
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Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson. Scripture chosen by L. Yeskoo.
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