Above: Holy Innocents Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia, December 20, 2015
Image Source = Bill Monk, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
The Bread and Blood of Life
JULY 19 and 20, 2022
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The Collect:
Eternal God, you draw near to us in Christ, and you make yourself our guest.
Amid the cares of our lives, make us attentive to your presence,
that we may treasure your word above all else,
through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
—Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), page 43
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The Assigned Readings:
Proverbs 9:1-18 (Tuesday)
Deuteronomy 12:1-12 (Wednesday)
Psalm 119:97-104 (Both Days)
1 John 2:1-6 (Tuesday)
John 6:41-51 (Wednesday)
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How I love your Law!
I ponder it all day long.
–Psalm 119:97, The New Jerusalem Bible (1985)
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The assigned readings for these two days instruct us to choose divine wisdom, not human folly. The former is holy, but the latter resembles a prostitute. One is also supposed to worship God alone, not practice idolatry. Furthermore, we read about the importance of worshiping God properly, out of respect and humility. Out of the humility by which we acknowledge our sinfulness we follow God–in Christ, in particular.
In my tradition all of these components come together in the Holy Eucharist, which my church tells me is the body and blood of Jesus somehow, by which I understand to be so via Transubstantiation. If I am what I eat and drink, I hope that the sacrament will make me a better person, one who follows Jesus more closely.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
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