Tuesday, October 10, 2017

The Henri Nouwen Society of Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Daily Meditation for Tuesday, 10 October 2017: "Breaking Through the Boundaries"

The Henri Nouwen Society of Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Daily Meditation for Tuesday, 10 October 2017: "Breaking Through the Boundaries"
DAILY MEDITATION: "
Breaking Through the Boundaries" for Tuesday, 20 
October 2017
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The sacrament of the Eucharist, as the sacrament of the presence of Christ among and within us, has the unique power to unite us into one body, irrespective of age, colour, race or gender, emotional condition, economic status, or social background. The Eucharist breaks through all these boundaries and creates the one body of Christ, living in the world as a vibrant sign of unity and community.
Jesus prays fervently to his Father: "May they all be one, just as, Father, you are in me and I am in you, so that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe it was you who sent me" (John 17:21). The Eucharist is the sacrament of this divine unity lived out among all people.

For further reflection...
"For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body -- whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free -- and we were all given the one Spirit to drink." (1 Corinthians 12: 13 (NIV))
Your response...
Has experiencing Jesus in the Eucharist led to deeper unity and community for you? Why or Why not?
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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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