Wednesday, February 24, 2010
What good is a single wind-chime hanging quiet all alone?
John Howard Yoder is completely ruining my beliefs on sacraments, and it's awesome! The social implications of breaking bread together as seen in scripture is very clear, but Yoder's critique on the Church's idea of Eucharist can be challenging to somebody who holds fast to tradition. At first it seems as though Yoder is making claims that carelessly throw out much of tradition in typical protestant fashion, but Yoder supports his claims in appealing to early Church history as well as examples throughout time up until the reformation (very much unlike a protestant). He delves into the social and economical sides of the practice of sharing a meal together that is very evident in the life of Reba Place. I have also seen this practice used with our Friday Night Homeless Ministry in which not only is there the economic implications of bringing food to the needy, but also social implications in breaking down class/race/cultural barriers. Community is also at the center of this idea because clearly we need to share a meal with somebody and that somebody has been identified in Christ's life/actions/words.
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