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What can I say? | Thanks from Ruth
You all blessed me. And I am deeply grateful.
When Jacob dreamed his dream about angels ascending and descending on a ladder from earth to heaven and the lord attending him in his sleep, he woke up and said:
“This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”
That’s how it felt for me celebrating Holy Eucharist with you at the altar on Sunday morning. Like heaven and earth opened to the Glory of God, all the beauty and holiness, the power and presence of the Holy Spirit, and, most profoundly, the real presence of Christ in the words themselves.
That was the strange difference in it this time. In the words we say over and over and over again, the words of our devotion and meticulous homage to make Eucharist, there was no third person effect. The Lord himself was, if you will, speaking directly to all of us, gifting us again with the sacred mystery of holy communion. The print even looked three dimensional on the page.
The words were so profound I could barely speak them. I choked my way through.But in that vulnerable place, I could sense your love and presence, as if you were experiencing the words the same way I was, as directly from Christ himself. Like he had something to say to us, and we got in close, and the Holy Spirit filled us with love and joy.
What a privilege to be engaged with such a community of faith as you, one who is given to love.
It was such a fun day with surprises galore, a beautiful new stole, people who worked hard to prepare food and treats and to make it all perfect. So much fun!
As I said, I am deeply grateful. God Bless you as you have blessed me.
Love,
Ruth+
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