conjectural navel gazing; jesus in lint form

free at last! you, my readers, are free at last!

This is the last of my Bonhoeffer papers. I have to say that I am sad to even begin the thing. I have loved every moment of this class...even when the quasi-Mormon pushed me around or when I discovered that I was the Bible-thumping conservative in the group. That is a distinction I never expected.

So, if you are curious what it is that I have been up to, please feel free to read on. It is a 12-15 page paper, so you may just want to do something else. But let's just say that Bonhoeffer has some strong opinions about worship.

The fellowship of the Lord's Supper is the superlative fulfillment of Christian fellowship. As the members of the congregation are united in body and blood at the table of the Lord so will it they be together in eternity. Here the community has reached its goal. Here joy in Christ and joy in his community is complete. The life of Christians together under the word has reached its perfection in the sacrament.