Week 30: Little Communions

A green halo deepens over eyes that meet: in communion,
Divine Presence.

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(Photo: Rachel Lanctot and her niece, Lily Lanctot)

At the close of a week I ask for memories to bubble up vibrantly. Arising from last week is a series of images of ordinary conversations that became communion.

Monday
Tacos and Fresh Strawberries (from Bullard’s Market) shared with Donald and Rachel at our home in Bristol, IN: entering Sabbath Rest.

Tuesday
Little Caesar’s Pizza and Pepsi picked up to share with Drew, Caitlin and Lily, Donald and Rachel, at Drew’s home in Goshen, IN: seeing eye to eye with the waking wonder of Lily.

Wednesday
Morning Fair Trade Coffee and Leftover Danish shared with Rob and Kirstin Vender Giessen Reitsma in their apartment above World Fare, Three Rivers, MI: dreaming of *cino Menno Reformed voluntary service and gardens in the city.

…and…

“The Naked Now” and Evening Prayer shared with David and Naomi Wenger at the Hermitage on Dutchsettlement Road, Three Rivers, MI: centering in the stillness as Jesus joins silence.

Thursday
World Cup on the big screen and late afternoon Coke shared with Fridbert August at the seminary in Elkhart, IN: fostering Brazilian American fondness for our friends at Florence.

Friday
Shrimp Salad and Garden Tea (from behind our house) shared with Kay Bontrager Singer on my screened porch, Bristol, IN: satisfying the soul: prayer partners.

Saturday
A Veggie Medley and Sweet Cherries (from Goshen Farmers’ Market) shared with the Lichti’s and Fenton-Millers on the Amigo pontoon boat, Chapin Lake, Sturgis, MI: delighting in cranes, swimming over muck, and Enneagram shadows: ah! twilight!

Sunday
Mary/Martha and the Potter’s Clay, enacted and shared with Florence Church of the Brethren Mennonite, Constantine, MI: “becoming again the work of Your hands.”

This week the Host of Vibrant Communions prepared tables before me in a thirty mile radius around Florence Church. I was privileged to drive from one feast to the next. Food, earthy or fast, became fair, with hearts nibbling together at each other in serious delight.

A green halo
deepens
over eyes
that meet:
in communion,
Divine
Presence.

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