We are moving from an age of belief to an age of the Spirit. We are open to the Spirit and pray for the work and power of the Spirit.

An Age of the Spirit doesn't mean laissez faire anything goes spirituality. Nor does it mean Charismatic Christianity with speaking in tongues, prayer languages, prophecy, and ecstatic worship (although it may include all of these - and will include these for some). But it does mean a step away from modern rationalist materialism and proposition centered faith. Even more importantly, it means breaking free of our view that body and soul, flesh and spirit are separate and separable entities - we need a fully embodied Christianity focused on God and on His work, His presence, and His mission; isn't this, after all, what true religion and for that matter biblical Christianity is?
Today I would like to put up an excerpt from Tom Wright - from a lecture that he gave at Calvin College in January of 2007 - on Space, Time, and Sacraments. (You can download both lectures and the q&a sessions from the link, his homily on Luke 24 is also well worth listening to.) The excerpt I would like to consider is 45 minutes into the second lecture, Sacraments and New Creation and runs about 4 minutes.
As you read (or listen to) the excerpt I would like to focus on the following question:
What is the significance of sacrament, particularly the Lord's Supper, in our worship and our faith? Do we need the sacramental life of the church as part of our mission to follow God and participate in His mission?

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