Daily Meditation: The Communion of Saints

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Thursday November 8, 2012     The Communion of Saints   We often limit the Church to the organisation of people who identify themselves clearly as its members.  But the Church as all people belonging to Christ, as that body of witnesses who reveal the living Christ, reaches far beyond the boundaries of any human institution.  As Jesus himself said:  The Spirit "blows where it pleases" (John 3:8).   The Spirit of Jesus can touch hearts wherever it wants; it is not restrained by any human limits.   There is a communion of saints witnessing to the risen Christ that reaches to the far ends of the world and even farther.  It embraces people from long ago and far away.  It is that immense community of men and women who through words and deeds have proclaimed and are proclaiming the Lordship of Jesus.     Comment on this Daily Meditation. Our online Advent book discussion starts soon! Click here for more information.   Visit our website for inspiration, resources, news, events, community. Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson.

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