Acts 2:42-47
"...the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints..."
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
Acts 2:42-47
This passage describes the life of the early church. What stirs in you as you read it? What do you think it was like to belong to a community like this?
What does it look like to be devoted to “the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers” today?
The early church met both in the temple for large gatherings and in homes for small gatherings. Which of these are you most comfortable with? What are ways you can participate in both?
PRAYER FOR THIS WEEK
Lord God, thank you for uniting us with those in other times and places who trust in Christ and seek to obey his will. You have made us strangers no longer but pilgrims together on the way to your kingdom. Guide us closer to you and to one another in the unity of the Spirit and the bond of peace, and strengthen your Church in mission and service to your world, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.