Welcome to the Christ Church Blog.
In our Baptismal Covenant, we vow to "continue in the apostles' teaching and fellowship," just as the first disciples of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, "devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship" (Acts 2:42). We can't do that in person as much as they were able to. But we can use the gifts of God's creation to facilitate our common life. And the Internet is one of the newest gifts of creation.
In the next couple of days, I will post a series of Scripture readings for the week ahead, one a day. These readings are taken from the Lectionary for the Daily Office of Morning, and Evening Prayer. Most days, I will post a brief meditation on each reading to get us going. Then I hope that you will be able to find a space within your day to read God's Word.
Speaking of "Word," we know that Jesus is the Word who was with God and was God (John 1). It may seem obvious, but of course, to say that Jesus was the Word doesn't mean that Jesus was just one single word. The Greek for "word" (logos) can also mean "conversation." So that we could translate the beginning of John's Gospel, "In the beginning was the Conversation."
My prayer is that we will be blessed in this conversation, between ourselves and God.
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4 comments:
Hey Father David,
Great to see this appear on email to my desk at work. What a great way to stay connected and to enhance the "conversation". Thanks for all that you do for our parish family and our community. We are truly blessed. Brenda
Hey, I was soooo excited when this email popped up. I hope the parish will use it to reflect on the readings and add insights they may have.
I hope we will update the picture "gallery". We need our new "leader and wife" there.
This is a great idea, Father David.
Glenda
Fr. David,
We need to move into the twenty-first century to use all the tools that are available. The blog is one of those tools. I am grateful that you have brought that knowledge to the work to be done. I look forward to staying connected with the Christ Church community through technology.
Cynthia
The Blog looks great, and for Lili and I this will be a great way to keep up with the Lenten Series, since we are unable to attend on Tuesday evenings. God has provided to us this marvelous tool, and in doing so has made the world even smaller. Thank you for utilizing this medium to enrich our lives. God's blessings to you all. Russ
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