Since this week’s gospel reading is the Road to Emmaus and all about the breaking of bread revealing Christ, I’m sharing my poem, “Eucharist” from Barefoot Theology, pg. 35-36.
Eucharist
sacramental gratitude
ritual remembrance
inviting grace
an old ski cabin full of retreating adolescents
a weekend of fellowship and sleep deprivation
closing worship on couches around a coffee table
Kool-Aid and Goldfish crackers out of place
the coffee mug and pitcher went round the room
each poured out red juice while naming a blessing
until the last when the cup overflowed
Unexpected elements but the words were spoken
Jesus met us in that space of serious searching
transforming left-over snacks into a sacred meal
a familiar ritual into a sacred experience
awkward teenagers into disciples
Consubstantiation
Transubstantiation
Spiritual Presence
Meal of Remembrance
Mostly it’s a mystery
Just bring yourself to the table
participate in the promise
taste and see . . .
RCL – Year A – Third Sunday of Easter
Acts 2:14a, 36-41
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19
1 Peter 1:17-23
Luke 24:13-35
