Blessed Sunday to you all!

I always love World Wide Communion Sunday. Displayed before the altar rail were breads from around the world. As each loaf was blessed from a different country I was reminded that there is one event that binds all of us together. The body and blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was broken and given for each of us out of His love. This historic event did not happen first in that upper room among Jesus and His disciples, but about 1500 years prior to that night with Moses. Moses asked for freedom for the nation of Israel from Pharaoh. When Pharaoh denied them freedom Moses told him that the first born of Egypt would die before morning. The Hebrews placed the blood of the lamb over their doors and the angel of death passed over them but the first born of Egypt were sacrificed. The act of Eucharist celebrated by Jesus and the disciples is the act of Passover re-enacted except this time, the blood of the lamb was hung on a cross and God’s Son was sacrificed so that God would pass over our sins which would die on the cross with Jesus.

In this one single act of bread and wine we become free from sin and death because the blood of Jesus, while not painted on our doors, still covers us in perfect love, grace and forgiveness and we are united with Christ and all Christians forever.

So whether we are loaf bread, cornbread, biscuit, fruit bread, pita or a tortilla eater, it is bread. And when you eat of the bread it is there to nourish you and keep you going throughout each day. God’s love expressed in Jesus is there to nourish us throughout the day and is a continual reminder that by His grace we are loved and are free from sin because the angel of death passes over us and we are free.

Take joy in the journey. Wear comfortable shoes, count your blessings and say your prayers. Let us continue to pray for each other daily. Love you all, Bruce, Gaylene, Geni and Travis.

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I am not moved by what I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am moved only by what I believe and I believe God.

PS Bruce arrived home safely with wonderful stories of victories won in Jesus’ name. Praise God! gc