Well, first day of NYWC down. Lots of learning, lots of POWERFUL stuff. Reggie Joyner had a lot to say about change,
which really hit home, with everything going on @ church.
Tony Campolo had a lot of HEADY stuff. It was really powerful, but so out there! He talked about how time works, and how
because God is outside of time, everything is present before Him, and how Jesus is both present with us now, and is also
on the cross right now...needless to say, I am still trying to wrap my head around this.
Its been a good day. I keep praying that God reveals what He wishes to me over the course of this weekend, and that
I go back to Mishawaka renewed and replenished, so I can continue to serve the families that need me.
The fact that Christ is present with us in every epoch of history is important to Catholic Sacramental Theology. That is one of the reasons why we can say that God, through His Holy Spirit, transubstantiates the elements of Communion into the Body and Blood of Christ.
ReplyDeleteThe ramifications of Christ's omnipresence are staggering. For example, Catholics acknowledge this fact with every sacramental sign in our services: the holy water font, the liturgical rites, etc. When a person sets foot inside the church to celebrate the liturgy, he ceases to understand the world as humans see it, but sees it instead as God does.