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Jesus at Our Tables | Mark 2:13-17 | March 15


"Even when they were set aside as off-limits to others, God had come near to them in Jesus. In a context of social distance, Jesus had pulled up a seat at the quarantined table. The space where they felt most isolated and alone had, through a mundane sort of miracle, become the dwelling place of God-in-the-flesh... In our spaces of isolation and uncertainty, Jesus has joined us in our homes. Our space has been intersected by God’s space. Our tables have become the Lord’s table. And not just my table and your table--not just in my home and your home and each individual home--but in all our homes together at once. The Spirit with me in this space is the same Spirit with you in your space, the same Spirit at work in and among the homes and hospitals that make up our surrounding community. God has joined us in Christ and the Spirit, and in Christ and the Spirit, God is joining us together... For us, for now, that means finding creative, compassionate ways to participate in God’s love from afar. Even as we adopt practices of social distancing, we can’t allow ourselves to become distant socially. After all, comforting words about God’s presence with our friends, family, and neighbors only ring true when we join in that presence, even from afar."


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 March 15, 2020  12m