38th Day of Lent - Maundy Thursday
Recognizing "Communion" Along the Way
"If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another." 1 John 1:7

Human beings are by nature social.  Some people are more social than others, but we need each other.  Today, through the computer and social media, we connect differently than just a few years ago.  But we continue to need to connect with one another.

Fellowship is making that connection to each other.  Christian fellowship is connecting with Jesus, the light, and then connecting and sharing that light with one another and the world.  Right now in our congregation, we have people praying for others that are sick or in need.  We have people preparing for tonight's Maundy Thursday service and our Good Friday drama.  On Saturday, people will be at church setting up for our Easter services and Easter brunch.  This is all fellowship, as we join together to carry out Christ's mission in various ways.  Christ's light shines on us, and then through us, as we serve him.

Another place our Lord's light shines on us is at the Communion table.  Communion takes place in community, as we come forward regardless of our many differences, to receive Christ's own body and blood.  His light shines in, with, and under the bread and wine, strengthening us in faith and service.  The Lord's Supper is the most intimate act of fellowship God has given us.  Come, tonight, to eat and drink of the light, so that we might then be light to the world.