Goodbye SPC

“The body of Christ broken for you.”

These are the words that I was meditating on during my last service at SPC. These are the words that I heard Randy utter over and over to everyone as they came to take communion.

“The body of Christ broken for you.”

Do you think the Romans had any idea what they were unleashing with every lash of Jesus? Do you think the Romans had any idea the power that they were about to free when they tried to break Jesus with the heavy cross to carry? Do think they had any idea what they were really driving those nails through? Was Jesus even aware of what was about to be released when the spear was thrust into his side?

“The body of Christ broken for you.”

They released a power that to this day has no equal. They released a power that a church I am proud to call home epitomizes. They released a power that is in all of us and also waiting to comfort all of us. They released a power that knows no boundaries, race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.

“The body of Christ broken for you.”

When we choose to use this power it somehow comes back to us ten fold. Like the wind you never know what direction this power may come from but unlike the wind we each have the power to release it whenever we want. Most of the time when this power is released we leave ourselves exposed and vulnerable, but it is worth it.

“The body of Christ broken for you.”

I am proud to say that my Church, SPC, is a church that is always willing to give this power to everyone who enters its doors. With our belief in this power we leave ourselves vulnerable to attack. With our interpretation of how this power is for everyone we leave ourselves exposed. I am so happy to have found a Church that knows the real meaning of the words.

“The body of Christ broken for you.”

Love, love, love, love was released that day, and it can never be stopped. Love, as Dr. Tremba teaches, is another name for Jesus. Jesus was human, but the Love that was released upon his death was of God. The Love that continually tries to heal this world, the Love that will forever live within us all, the love that was stored inside that human vessel is the feast upon which we all need to feed.

“The body of Christ broken for you.”

Thank you, Romans. Thank you, Pharisees. Thank you for being threatened by a man who possessed so much love that he could not contain it. Only through your inability to understand this type of love are we today able to share in it.

“The body of Christ broken for you.”

Thank you, Randy and the members of SPC for teaching me the real meaning of these words.