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A Teaching on Holy Communion - Mychal Spence
A Teaching on Holy Communion - Mychal Spence
A Teaching on Holy Communion - Mychal Spence
Friday 2nd April 2021
Join Mychal Spence on 'Recovery at Cokesbury' as he shares lessons in love, forgiveness, and grace from serving Holy Communion on the street.
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Get the buttons here!Street Communion: Mychal Spence's Lessons in Love and Forgiveness
The love that could forgive even the worst of betrayals. I'm telling you, guys, I really honestly struggle with that.
Picture this: serving Holy Communion not in a grand church, but on the streets to those who are broken and hurting. Mychal Spence, director of outreach at Knox Area Rescue Ministries, shares his profound experiences doing just that. In this episode of 'Recovery at Cokesbury', Spence opens up about his personal struggles with forgiveness and love, and how these acts of service have taught him invaluable lessons in grace and redemption.
Spence begins his story by reflecting on one of the most challenging acts of love—Jesus serving bread and wine to Judas, the one who would betray him. 'The love that would feed the mouth of the one that would betray him, that's love', Spence remarks, highlighting the depth of forgiveness that he finds difficult to emulate.
He candidly discusses his own challenges, like using tiny communion cups to serve hundreds of people, and how these moments pushed him to embrace vulnerability and community. Through these street-side communions, Spence discovered the transformative power of coming together as broken individuals to share fears, heartaches, and failures.
His prayerful reflection, 'Thank you that we can come together as broken people to your table to share with each other our fears, to share with each other our heartaches, to share with each other in you our failures', encapsulates the essence of his message. Spence's teaching isn't just about the ritual of communion; it's a heartfelt reminder of the power of love, forgiveness, and grace.
For anyone grappling with shame and guilt, his story offers a beacon of hope and a path towards recovery and healing. This episode is a must-listen for those seeking inspiration and a deeper understanding of community and compassion.