Missionary Renegade: The Henri Nouwen Society of Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Daily Meditation for Monday, 9 October 2017: "Christ's Body, Our Body"

The Henri Nouwen Society of Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Daily Meditation for Monday, 9 October 2017: "Christ's Body, Our Body"

DAILY MEDITATION: "
Christ's Body, Our Body" for Monday, 9
October 2017

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When we gather for the Eucharist we gather in the Name of Jesus, who is calling us together to remember his death and resurrection in the breaking of the bread. There he is truly among us. "Where two or three meet in my name," he says, "I am there among them" (Matthew 18:20).
The presence of Jesus among us and in the gifts of bread and wine are the same presence. As we recognise Jesus in the breaking of the bread, we recognise him also in our brothers and sisters. As we give one another the bread, saying: "This is the Body of Christ," we give ourselves to each other saying: "We are the Body of Christ." It is one and the same giving, it is one and the same body, it is one and the same Christ.

For further reflection...
"May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all." (2 Corinthians 13: 14 (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. Scripture chosen by L. Yeskoo.

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