Friends
and Family
"Two
are better than one, because they have a good return for their work:
If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who
falls and has no one to help him up!" (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10)
Looking
at our congregation and singing the words to the hymn, One Bread, One
Body, I began thinking about friends becoming family. There are many
friends surrounding us, but they sure feel like part of our extended
family. Isn’t that the true meaning of fellowship? We are blessed
to have those we love and care for surround us. Don’t we notice
when someone isn’t there? Don’t we suffer for those who
experience sickness or loss? We are one body in Christ.
What
would we do for our friends? Would we pick them up if they fell down?
Would we feed them? Would we cry or laugh with them? Do we celebrate
with them the milestones, victories, or hope? When we celebrate
communion, we are reaffirming our vow to support each other through
Christ who makes up one. We are one body in Christ.
Daily
we should pray for our church and our family. What a blessing to have
such care surrounding us.
One bread, one body,one Lord of all,one cup of blessing which we bless.
And we, though many,throughout the earth,we are one body in this one Lord.
Many the gifts,many the works,one in the Lord of all.
Libby
Van de Putte
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