In many of Paul’s letters to the churches, the jealousies and strife present in the church is a mark of spiritual immaturity. “Paul forces us to come to terms with a view of ourselves that is consistent with the way that God sees us. He insists that there is no neutral ground. The flesh and the Spirit are contrary. “The powers that would destroy the works of God have no intention of relenting. We need the power of the Spirit every single day and every moment.” God expects us to walk together in Christian love. Walking together leaves no room for old feuds. The needs of our communities and the world are too great; there is no time for petty squabbles over who gets the recognition or whose name gets called the most times. The Table of the Lord that we celebrate every first Sunday defies us to walk any other way. It stands in judgment against a fractured community that would bring some into the inner circle and push others to the fringes. But if we engage by the aid of the Holy Spirit to walk together, the Table of the Lord’s Supper is the sign of our power in the Lord. It is the promise of our victory, the seal of our joy!
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