I Am Because We Are
I Am Because We Are Yesterday was World Communion Sunday throughout Christendom, and Bec and I attended one of the worship services in person and two others via streaming. It was a truly remarkable day for worship. Today, I attended another one, this time in the Healthcare Center commons where Robin, the RL Chaplain for that area in ministry. I decided to attend because it was an opportunity to worship and also to see Robin, a most gracious woman, lead worship and proclaim the Gospel. I was not disappointed. She commenced with an illustration that she had picked up while in Africa. There is a word that I was unable to “capture” in Congolese, but it conveys the meaning: “I Am Because We Are.” As I understood it, it implies that our existence, our participation in reality, is contingent upon our membership in a larger group such as the Church, not because we stand alone, but because we stand together. She then drew a stark contrast between our world situation (and implied our worldwide c...