The face of Christ

Our mission, and the prayer that continued through our meeting today (Sunday, October 28, 2007) is reflected in Daily Meditation for October 28, 2007
Henri Nouwen Society [email_lists@henrinouwen.org] Here it is:

The Church as the body of Christ has many faces. The Church prays and worships. It speaks words of instruction and healing, cleanses us from our sins, invites us to the table of the Lord, binds us together in a covenant of love, sends us out to minister, anoints us when we are sick or dying, and accompanies us in our search for meaning and our daily need for support. All these faces might not come to us from those we look up to as our leaders. But when we live our lives with a simple trust that Jesus comes to us in our Church, we will see the Church's ministry in places and in faces where we least expect it.

If we truly love Jesus, Jesus will send us the people to give us what we most need. And they are our spiritual leaders.

Pretty cool, eh? The people that Jesus has sent us are those in Pam’s living room AND the people we will meet in Haiti.

Jim