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Living by the Word
These meditations, based on Year B in the Common Lectionary,
are offered from past issues.
For this year's articles, see the print version of the CENTURY.
Power source
2 Corinthians 12:2-10
The closest I get to the kind of religious experience the apostle Paul describes in 2 Corinthians 12 is the occasional Sunday when the music and the congregation merge in worship that is unrestrained praise. I especially enjoy communion, since the Eucharist itself is designed to anticipate heaven. With our sins confessed and forgiven, peace made and prayers prayed, we experience an unusual unity with God and with each other. It's a taste of paradise.
Capital T
Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29
The other day I was sitting in a coffee shop and couldn't help overhearing an interesting and intense debate on the other side of the room. An older gentleman was trying his best to aid an inquisitive college student who had some hard-hitting questions. She asked about scripture, about authority and about the church. One question kept popping up: "What is the difference between truth for you, truth for me and truth with a capital T?"
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