...Surely the Lord is in this place and I did not know it...
It is tea and cookie time of year, as I go from house to house visiting those who are unable to come to church, taking them Eucharist.
I am not one who particularly likes cookies or baking, however, these sweets are kept in precious containers -often in the freezer-until visitors come. They are made with love and come with a thank-you. Over the years, I have come to understand the cookies as the persons way of offering communion back; an intimate relationship. You see, the "real" stories -those deeper than the weather, gossip, and the news- are only shared after the tea is poured and eating together has occured. To grace and be graced happens in this moment.
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