Communion

I was cruising through Facebook today, and came across a post that made me groan.  It was an insult to most human intelligence.  People were not made to be alone.  We are made to exist in this world in families, and communities.  Our ancestors knew they needed to band together to assure their survival.  The industrial revolution has allowed us to forget these things.  We create huge government bodies to perform the functions that used to be the province of the community, and when our government fails, as it surely will, we become enraged by this.

We need to remember what the word communion really means.  I'm sure that many of us "Go" to communion on days of worship, and that is a true communion with God our Source.  The word communion has another deeper meaning that I believe Jesus meant when he suggested that we do this in remembrance of him.  Communion as defined in the Oxford American Dictionary means:  Social dealings between people.  Now here surely is the major meaning that Jesus would have considered when he suggested that we do this in remembrance of him.  It isn't about putting just bread in our mouths.  It's about establishing communion with the other people that have the same needs.  The same desire to survive in this world to the best of their ability.

Communion is how we establish the network that helps our community survive.  Community means that we have common interest, goals or origins.  It is no surprise that communion and community have a common origin.  Go into your community and see what you can do to establish communion. See what you can do to provide for a common need.  We aren't talking money necessarily, but we can read to the elderly, give a break to a care provider who needs a break, take some food to those in mourning, or provide a ride.  Volunteer work is always rewarding.  This is all about paying it forward, for believe me when I say, "someday you will welcome this type of aid yourself."  It is in your establishing communion with your community that you will assure the survival of humanity, both in the sense of the species, and in our kindness and humaneness.

Stepping down from the soapbox now.
Namaste