We live by the promise. This is why
I’ve taken to saying right before we eat and drink, something like, “Believe
and live.” Not that the physical bread and wine we consume gives us spiritual
life. But by faith we claim the promise, we do what our Lord Jesus told us to
do, and He does really bless us in it. Life is communicated from the Jerusalem
above, our mother. We are in the womb, needing nourishment. Consider your baptism
the setting up of that connection, this table the food itself. Without faith,
there’s a blockage and we aren’t fed. But with faith, our claiming the promise
week by week at this table and hearing the Word gives us strength and growth.
10/23/11
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