11/3- Monday Luke 24:30-32 30When he
was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to
give it to them.31Then
their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their
sight. 32They
asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with
us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” 33They
got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those
with them, assembled together
Bonhoeffer:
“The day of the Lord’s Supper is an occasion of joy for the Christian
community. Reconciled in their hearts to
with God and brethren, the congregation receives the gift of the body and blood
of Jesus Christ, and receiving that, it receives forgiveness, new life, and
salvation…Here the community as reached its goal.”
Thoughts:
Our eyes are open to God when we have communion. Every time we eat we are called to bless our
food- not simply as a recognition that all that we have is from God- it is; not
simply as a way to put food in the right perspective- it and material goods are
not the most important; but God is our unseen guest. The Moravian Christians would set an extra
place at the table for Jesus as the unseen guest. Their blessing would be “Come
Lord Jesus be our guest and may this food to us be blest.” Christ is present when we look for Him.
Prayer: Open my eyes, Lord. Help me to understand you are also found when we break bread together, praying to you.
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