This is My Body
Tracy Keenan preaching
Dear Covenant friends and family,
This Sunday. One Service Ten o'clock. Potluck to follow.
This is one of those rare times when we gather together as one body and celebrate World Communion Sunday.
The theme is "This is My Body."
Much of life is navigating between the personal and the communal, between being individuals and being part of something bigger. We talk about boundaries, rights, freedom, and responsibility. Lofty stuff. But it is all lived out in our moments, our decisions, and driven by our deepest needs and values. It's how we move through the world.
This is My Body.
That phrase is part of the Institution of the Lord's Supper, the words we speak as we break the bread.
This is My Body.
It's also what we think as we look in the mirror or talk to a doctor or get some exercise.
This is My Body.
It's what we say when we pull away from danger to protect ourselves.
Then, there's the notion that these bodies are not quite exclusively ours, according to the Apostle Paul, who says that our bodies are temples for the Holy Spirit as we walk around in them in this world.
And, of course, when we gather together, we are called the body of Christ.
Perhaps we will look around at one another on Sunday and say, "This is my body," as in "These are my people."
This Sunday we will explore what it means to be an individual who is part of a community, and the struggle inherent in that.
So, bring your body to be part of the body to partake of the body given for us.
Grace and peace,
Tracy
