*<\/sup><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0gave thanks, and said, \u201cTake this and share it among yourselves; for I tell you [that] from this time on I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.\u201d\u00a0Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it you, saying, \u201cThis is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.\u201d And likewise the cup after we had eaten, saying, \u201cThis cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be shed for you.<\/p>\nTaking a piece of the bread you eat it and then as they pass the cup to you, you take a drink. This man, this person that emits peace makes eye contact with you and in his brown gentle eyes you see only love and compassion. It\u2019s as though he is talking to you, like no one else is in the room, he is telling you that he loves you. He gets up from the table walks over to you and you rise to meet him. He embraces you and whispers in your ear I have loved you since before you were born, I will love you for all eternity. I must go now to give you eternity. Eat of my flesh and drink of my blood and you shall have everlasting life with me. Never forget this moment, remember it every time you eat and drink of the Eucharist. He holds you so close that you can feel his heart beating. You long to stay in this moment, to freeze it forever, to never let go. As he slowly breaks your embrace you watch as he descends the steps and as though in a blur you see the people follow him. You blink and look about you and the entire room is empty except for the table.<\/p>\n
You want to follow him, you want to feel that peace again. \u00a0But you can\u2019t seem to move you feel somewhat paralyzed by this encounter. You close your eyes again wondering if it really happened. You hear people\u2019s voices beneath the floor boards and it startles you. You gather yourself and walk to the steps slowly looking back at the table. As you make your way through the old building you find the door from which you entered. You open the door and your eyes scan the small area and you notice the crowd just down the way, up the road a bit you see that the man is walking ahead of the rest of them. You want to follow but something within you says not too. So you watch as he fades into the distance and you turn the other way and begin to walk down the dark and dusty road. All the while recalling his words and the peace that still lingers in your soul. You know that this was a moment you will cherish forever.<\/p>\n
Slowly and quietly take a deep breath in and release it. Take another deep breath and begin to listen to your breathing. Clench your fists and release them, stretch your legs and arms gently. Slowly come back to this place. Open your eyes and just sit in the silence for another moment.<\/p>\n
Copyright 2015 Lori Hadorn-Disselkamp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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