The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?
I held these sacred symbols throughout my ministry. The Bible is particularly sacred to me because it is my "preaching bible". For over 50 years I stood before a congregation and read and interpreted God's Word.
The cross is especially sacred to me because I brought it home after visiting Wesley's chapel in London. It stands before me as a symbol of my Christian and Methodist heritage.
The chalice is truly sacred to me because it is a gift from a good friend upon his return from Taize', France. It reminds me that blessing the cup and loaf brings us together as one in Christ.
To me the opposite of sacred is profane. To take any of these sacred symbols and use them for something other than their sacred purpose is sacrilegious. To desecrate them is nothing less than the powers of darkness at work.
Therefore, for me a lifted Bible by an irreligious elected official in our highest office, is the power of darkness at work. It is a diabolical, profoundly immoral and wicked act.
I give thanks to God for the "light that shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome it." (John 1:5)
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