Sunday, October 1, 2017

The Henri Nouwen Society of Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Daily Meditation for Sunday, 1 October 2017: "Jesus Gives Himself to Us"

The Henri Nouwen Society of Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 
Daily Meditation for Sunday, 1 October 2017: "Jesus Gives Himself to Us"
DAILY MEDITATION: "
Jesus Gives Himself to Us" for Sunday, 1 
October 2017 
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When we invite friends for a meal, we do much more than offer them food for their bodies. We offer friendship, fellowship, good conversation, intimacy, and closeness. When we say: "Help yourself ... take some more ... don't be shy ... have another glass," we offer our guests not only our food and our drink but also ourselves. A spiritual bond grows, and we become food and drink for one another other.
In the most complete and perfect way, this happens when Jesus gives himself to us in the Eucharist as food and drink. By offering us his Body and Blood, Jesus offers us the most intimate communion possible. It is a divine communion.

For further reflection...When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. (Luke 24: 30 (NIV))
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How does it feel to know that closeness with God is there for you as a gift to claim?
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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. Scripture chosen by L. Yeskoo.
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