conjectural navel gazing; jesus in lint form

what bliss

Jesus sent out his disciples saying:
Whenever you go into a town where they make you welcome,
eat what is set before you;
cure the sick who are there and say,
“The kingdom of God is very near you.”
Lk 10:1-9

Today is the feast of St. Luke (or here)...or so I am told by an e-mail I received. I'm not sure what to say about it. Somewhere you will likely find a troparion espousing the salvific grace of the good doctor. I have been reading Acts again. I think that it is an interesting piece of literature. I also think that it reveals the saving nature of a Christian community...the essential locus of God's work in the world. I know we go back and forth about this on the blog, but in reading through Acts (sharing, people, its all about sharing) I am more and more convinced that this is a communal faith.

I watched it occur around a table last night at Reconciler's Bible study...I watched the Spirit move, encouraging people to listen to one another, to uphold one another in prayer. I am stil kind of buzzed from it. It was lovely. Thanks to all.

The Guatemala bean is keeping me company this morning. A little soy milk makes it cozy. It compensates for the continued sleep deprivation. Trish's preview was nice...but the notes and the reworking of some transitions lasted until almost midnight. Tonight Caged Dames opens. Come one! Come all!

Ever wake up in the morning hoping that you will have something worthwhile to say and all you get is "mmmmm coffee?"

Mmmmmmm coffee

Luke’s Gospel ends with the account of the disciples bowing low with their foreheads to the ground (Luke 24:52). In this way, they take up a prayer posture that perhaps goes back to the remotest origins of humanity. It expresses the silent offering of one’s life. - Brother Roger of Taize

Posted by tripp at October 18, 2006 06:40 AM