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Chalice in Wonderland

Two weeks ago I talked to you about reclaiming a “healthy sense of wonder.” This week we have an excellent opportunity to practice as we gather together to take communion. If you grew up in the church, it is very likely that the act of communion has become commonplace. It is very easy to treat this as just another thing we “do” in church. But, friends, this is far more than just something we do! This is our opportunity to commune with God. As we physically consume the bread, we have the opportunity to spiritually be consumed by God’s presence. We grew up in a culture that related the word “real” to mean physical or natural, but by doing so we have shortchanged the spiritual world. Jesus told the crowds in Capernaum, “For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me.” (John 6:55-57) Just a

What a Wonderful World

Do you remember as a child, staring at a blade of grass? Or pulling out a magnifying glass and focusing the beams of the sun onto a piece of paper? Were you filled with glee with the sight of a ladybug walking along your hand? Almost without exception, we as toddlers were filled with wonder and curiosity about the world in which we were placed. What happened? For me, it was television, though the message comes from many other sources as well. You know the message I’m talking about. From Scooby-Doo to Abbott and Costello to just about a million other sources, we have heard the words, “I’m sure there is a logical explanation for all of this!” Don’t get me wrong, I’m not against logic. One of my college philosophy professors told me that “Logic is very useful for snowing your friends.” And we know that God is a God of Logic. We see God work in process, setting things in order. And we, being made in God’s image, appreciate order. But just as “video killed the radio star,” so too our ins