An Event to Remember

It was an historic event. No, I'm not talking about the election. I'm talking about our first-ever Election Day Communion Service last night. What a powerful reminder that amidst all of the divided political noise, we could gather in reverence, silence and unity while fellowshipping at the Lord's table.

Last night, as the world turned its attention to who would occupy the most powerful office in this world, hundreds of churches gathered across the United States to worship a servant.
As votes were counted to elect a president, thousands of Christians took the bread and the cup to remember their crucified Lord.

As winners were projected and the electoral map updated, Christians of many denominations sang their praises and proclaimed their loyalty to Jesus.

The Election Day Communion Campaign was started out of a concern that Christians in the United States are being shaped more by the tactics and ideologies of political parties than by our identity and unity in Christ. The practice of Communion is an inherently political act. It is both a pledge of allegiance to Jesus and a declaration of independence from all other powers making claims on our bodies, minds and souls. Too often the church has abandoned its first love for political parties promising protection, prosperity and peace.

 

May we continue to vote each and every day for Jesus in the ways we live, think, act, and serve.

(excerpts from Mark Schloneger - pastor of North Goshen Mennonite Church in Goshen, Indiana.
Special to CNN)