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Slower than a tortoise.
Outside of watching glaciers calve, you cannot see them move. However, looking at this picture of Lamplugh Glacier you can see the effect of this movement. This lateral moraine is evidence that this glacier is ever moving and with tremendous power.
So often we walk away from the Communion rail "feeling" the same way that we did before we ingested the bread and wine. I suppose that is the way that the disciples felt when Jesus first said, "This is my body," and "This is my blood."
Yet the effect of coming frequently to the Lord's Table is similar to the movement of this glacier.
"When we bless the cup at the Lord's Table, aren't we sharing in the blood of Christ? And when we break the bread, aren't we sharing in the body of Christ?" 1 Corinthians 10:16 New Living Translation
Since we're participating in the body and blood of Jesus we can expect change. We might not perceive the change today, but given the span of our lives this participation in Christ's meal has power to change the contours of our lives.
Remember, it's the tortoise that wins the race.
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Outside of watching glaciers calve, you cannot see them move. However, looking at this picture of Lamplugh Glacier you can see the effect of this movement. This lateral moraine is evidence that this glacier is ever moving and with tremendous power.
So often we walk away from the Communion rail "feeling" the same way that we did before we ingested the bread and wine. I suppose that is the way that the disciples felt when Jesus first said, "This is my body," and "This is my blood."
Yet the effect of coming frequently to the Lord's Table is similar to the movement of this glacier.
"When we bless the cup at the Lord's Table, aren't we sharing in the blood of Christ? And when we break the bread, aren't we sharing in the body of Christ?" 1 Corinthians 10:16 New Living Translation
Since we're participating in the body and blood of Jesus we can expect change. We might not perceive the change today, but given the span of our lives this participation in Christ's meal has power to change the contours of our lives.
Remember, it's the tortoise that wins the race.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2013 Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
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