Saturday, September 05, 2015

One Meal – Blog Action Day – v5

This Book of Acts, concrete steps taken
the Acts of the Apostles
valuable lessons for this age,
for this time in our lives;
In these uncertain, troubled times,
maybe community can rise again
out of the ashes of our disjointed,
our separate, unconnected lives.

All together, at one table, sharing
one meal, one prayer, as one
they lived, worshiped, they ate together;
A single life the lives of the apostles
out of their wealth they gave,
out of each one’s need they were given
early believers on the way
the followers of Christ.

Sharing all, around one table,
to spread Christ’s message
to bring God’s love
out into the world;
Bringing their lives together
one community, one meal
In meals shared, in sacrament, in community
seeing Christ in our neighbors.

We share in their legacy
we share that table with them
all of them, no charge
gathering here with us;
One table, one meal together
offering Christ to them
the least, the last and the lost
those different from us.

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edited September 5, 2015
One Meal – Blog Action Day – v5

(merging original and version 4)
edited July 17, 2015
One Meal – Blog Action Day – v4
(Editing original again)
edited May 9, 2015
One Meal – Blog Action Day – v3
(editing original)
edited February 25, 2012
One Meal – Blog Action Day – v2
changing the spelling from “worshipped” to “worshiped”,
because Blogger and Twitter said “worshipped” is a misspelling.
&
updated October 11, 2008
One Meal – Blog Action Day
September 7, 2008
One Meal
Acts 2:42-47 and sermon by
Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook United Methodist Church
and the ministry of a weekly dinner,
“Our Family’s Table”
October 15, 2008
Blog Action Day, poverty

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