Today's Devotion: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all (or every)  sin. (The Holy Bible : New International Version. electronic ed. Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 1996, c1984, S. 1 Jn 1:7)

John here reminds us of the basic truths of our lives and our relationship with the Lord. If, as Christians, we are in fellowship with the Lord, we must also be in fellowship with other Christians. There is no alternate state of things.

Today's Comments: How can we Episcopalians be in fellowship with other Christians if we are trying to sue the pants off one another? Is that walking in the light? It is only because of the blood that Christ shed for us that we remain in Him. If we allow our state of conflict between us and our Christian brothers to interfere with our relationship with God, however, we are failing miserably in obedience and seriously put that relationship with God at risk.