The Sauntering Pilgrim

Notes, Ruminations, and Seeds of Contemplation

Holy Communion

August 2, 2026

Guests at the banquet

If you’re feeling spiritually dry today—hungry for meaning, longing for the “abundant” life Jesus promised (John 10:10)—then listen to God’s invitation: “Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters. Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price” (Isa. 55:1). The invitation matters, because it tells us that abundant life is not transactional. Many of… Continue reading

Ruminations

abundant life, Eucharist, feeding the five thousand, feeding the hungry, fellowship, gospel, healing, Holy Communion, justice, kingdom of God, reconciliation, relationships
April 6, 2023

The sacrament of service

The first time I count receiving the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, I was in seminary, serving as the student pastor of a small congregation in New Jersey. Since I was confirmed as a youth I had frequently received the bread and cup. One of my earliest memories of the church is the taste of… Continue reading

Ruminations

Aldous Huxley, bread of heaven, communion, cup of life, Eucharist, fed by grace, foot washing, Holy Communion, Last Supper, Lord's Supper, Maundy Thursday, sacrament, unity in Christ

About Me

Rich Neal is, in no particular order, a wordsmith and graphic designer; lover of typography, books, and publishing; photographer; contemplative; saunterer; and a retired and still-active pastor. He claims neither special wisdom nor particularly deep insight into life, only occasional glimpses of what lies behind the veil along the way. He shares them here in the hope of connecting the pieces of life’s puzzle that come to him in the journey and would consider it a gift if sharing them also connected him with others who travel an unmarked path toward the same unknown end.

Holy Communion

Guests at the banquet

The sacrament of service