July 7 Reflection: The Road to Emmaus
Dear friends in Holy Covenant,
Our evening service is a year and a half old now. All along, the central image for the 7 pm service has been that of Jesus walking along the road to Emmaus with his disciples after he’d been raised from the dead. They talked about Scripture and recent events. They invited Jesus in and ate together. When Jesus broke bread at the end of the meal – gasp – they recognized him! Sunday nights, we gather hungry for the same kinds of conversation and the same kind of meal where Jesus shows up again and again.
Some folks haven’t yet had the chance to attend the evening service; some first-timers exclaim with surprise, “Hey! This is great!” Come find out for yourself what we’re doing. As a church, we decided to commit to this service as an offering for our community and those who aren’t yet in our doors. Even if this is not your usual service, please consider coming this week to show support for this vital ministry of our church. Our hope is that when you come and see what the service is about, you can direct friends and newcomers to this acoustic service of contemplation, weekly Eucharist, and prayer.
Come: if you’ve been meaning to check out the evening service. Come: if you plan to spend most of the day at the beach on Sunday. Come: if you’ve ever wanted to have a root beer float after a church service during which the late day light streams in sideways through the stained glass windows and then grows dark and intimate by the time we gather around the table. And come help make this service especially rich, peopled with many voices and much energy. We expect lots of visitors and want them to experience how Holy Covenant worships! Even if you can’t be there, please spread the word.
Come for the service, stay for the root beer floats and pizza. Bring friends; bring $5 for pizza (if you can); and bring your singing voice. Beach attire welcome.
Looking forward to worshiping and celebrating with you, and to gathering again around the table,
Rebecca Anderson
