Lord Have Mercy

Lord, have mercy;
Christ, have mercy;
Lord, have mercy on us!

There are open wounds in the Body of Christ today. This isn't the time or place for me to go into much detail, other than to say, the Body is wounded. Of course, that statement may be evident to all who observe the global Body - from inside or outside it makes little difference the wounds are apparent. Yet, they were manifest in a more personal and local way yesterday.

We participated in the practice of re-membering the reality of Christ's passion for us...His broken body and poured out blood only to later reenact that brokenness in a more tangible way. The irony of our communal practice and life together was evident to anyone who would take a moment to reflect. May Christ have mercy on us as we seek to follow Him in these days. May the healing presence of the Spirit - the life-giving, resurrection Spirit be poured out on us that we may truly become the Body of Christ. May the presence of the Wounded Healer make us whole that we may bring His healing presence into a broken world.

I apologize that this blog entry is so cryptic - it simply wouldn't be helpful to be specific at this time. However, if you've experienced the brokenness of the Body in very tangible ways...I would appreciate hearing of your experience and how you responded. Until next time - Blessings in Christ ~ RLS