That Is The Power Of The Eucharist.

Certainly The Institutional Church Is Ill. It's Hemorrhaging Young People At An Astronomical Rate.

The Eucharist Is A Symbol Of That As You Have Bread, The Staple Food Of The Poor, And Wine, A Luxury Of The Rich, Which Are Brought Together At The Table.

The History Of The Church Has Been Largely A History Of "believers" Refusing To Believe In The Way Of The Crucified Nazarene And Instead Giving In To The Very Temptations He Resisted--power, Relevancy, Spectacle.

Too Often We Just Do What Makes Sense To Us And Ask God To Bless It.

Most Of The Ugliness In The Human Narrative Comes From A Distorted Quest To Possess Beauty. Coveting Begins With Appreciating Blessings: Murder Begins With A Hunger For Justice. Lust Begins With A Recognition Of Beauty. Gluttony Begins When Our Enjoyment Of The Delectable Gifts Of God Starts To Consume Us. Idolatry Begins When Our Seeing A Reflection Of God In Something Beautiful Leads To Our Thinking That The Beautiful Image Bearer Is Worthy Of Worship.