To be sacramental means more than acting out rituals in a religious setting. I think it is difficult to comprehend the staggering truth that we are living the life of Christ on earth. If it is true, it follows that every one of our acts in the world should be sacramental. Our very lives, both individually and communally, should manifest the sacred. I think perhaps we shy away from this because we inherently know our frailty and limitations. But it is nevertheless what Jesus calls us to. (Mt. 5:48) That is why community is so important. What I cannot do we can, if our community is filled with the Spirit.
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- Keith Cox
- I am currently EM Pastor at Rock Presbyterian Church in San Diego. I write here in the hope of somehow in a small way shining the light of Christ, doing a small thing to fulfill Christ's command to make disciples of all nations (Mt. 28:19-20), keeping in mind Mother Teresa's admonition that we are not called to do great things, but to do small things with great love.
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