Daily Meditation: Becoming the Mystical Body of Christ

DAILY MEDITATION Becoming the Mystical Body of Christ October 13 Photo courtesy of SDGimagery.com As we gather around the Eucharistic table and make the death and resurrection of Jesus our own by sharing in the "bread of life" and the "cup of salvation," we become together the living body of Christ. The Eucharist is the sacrament by which we become one body. Becoming one body is not becoming a team or a group or even a fellowship. Becoming one body is becoming the body of Christ. It is becoming the living Lord, visibly present in the world. It is - as often has been said - becoming the mystical Body of Christ. But mystical and real are the same in the realm of the Spirit. For further reflection... "The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body.  So it is with Christ.  Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it." - 1 Corinthians 12: 12, 27 (NIV) Your response... Do you feel like you are a part of the living body of Christ - the Church? Comment on this Daily Meditation. Continue the Inspiration Purchase your copy of Henri Nouwen's book "With Burning Hearts".   Visit our Bookstore: United States | Canada | United Kingdom Consider our monthly giving program to sustain the ability to extend Henri's legacy and make his work available to those who seek spiritual formation and nourishment. Click here to sign up today. 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. Scripture chosen by L. Yeskoo. STAY CONNECTED:

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