“When we allow ourselves to spiritually take in the person of Christ, we are nourished by truth—the love, the forgiveness, and the empowerment of the risen body of Christ. When we come together to worship, Jesus is there with us” –Fruit of the Vine

Query: When you wait in quiet worship, alone or with others, are you aware of and open to the personal, nourishing presence of Jesus?

The giving of mercy yields mercy

We breathe it in and out

as the trees breathe air

We are made ever richer

I believe

in the exchange

–Bethany Lee, from “A Quintessence” in The Breath Between