Friday, April 25, 2008

Cause For Joy

Jeremiah 15:16 (NKJV)
16 Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts.

Jesus told us that He is the Bread of Life. We celebrate and remember this when we participate in the Eucharist. We symbolically ingest the body of Christ through the eating of the bread and the drinking of the wine (or juice), which is the Word Incarnate. This is an outward sign of that which is within us, and that we are included in the body of Christ. The Incarnation continues in us through the Holy Spirit. As such, we are sons and daughters of the Lord God. We are of His house and carry His name.

Is this not cause for joy?

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