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From God comes\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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From God comes Communion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Communion has a couple of definitions. One, of course, is the special Christian service, an act of worship where bread and wine are consecrated and shared. When Christians partake of this Holy Communion, they do so to remember the body and blood of Jesus that was broken and poured out at the cross<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another definition is the sharing or exchanging of intimate thought and feelings, especially on a spiritual level. This is the kind of communion we have access to all the time. It is our intimate relationship with God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. These three entities are always with us. We have access to them all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psalm 139:7-10 (NIV) says, \u201cWhere can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the famous American astronaut Neil Armstrong first stepped on the moon\u2019s surface during the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

historic moon landing in 1969, he said, \u201cThat\u2019s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there was another astronaut on that mission who did something quite memorable as well. Buzz Aldrin got special permission to take a tiny Communion kit with him. In private, he partook of the wine and ate the bread, then read, \u201cI am the vine. You are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him bears much fruit for without Me you can do nothing.\u201d (John 15:5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can be thankful God is with us everywhere we go. Whether we are on a mountain top, in a valley, or in outer space, we can commune with God. For without God, we can do nothing of value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God\u2026\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

~James 1:17 (NLT)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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