On Sunday, we are going to celebrate communion at our church. It is a monthly act for us, and a reminder of the regular need to come back to Christ. Part of our theology of communion comes from this passage of John 6. Jesus says "eat my body, drink my blood," and reminds us that His body and blood are "real food and real drink." That seems to be really important. What amplifies the importance of feasting on Christ is that doing so is one of the pre-conditions to Christ remaining in us, and we in Him. It's ranked right up there with obeying Christ's commands (from John 15).
Communion is that important. And communion ties into some of our deepest needs.
1) Communion represents a spiritual reality in a tangible way. Sometimes, all of the spiritual/invisible talk leaves us wanting something we can hold and taste. Communion allows this.
2) Communion is a meal. And we love meals. I love meals. They bring people together for a common purpose, and what is the Church if not people brought together for a common purpose?
3) Added to that, communion fills us. Being full is a great feeling- it usually precedes resting in something only describable as a "food coma." While communion will rarely fill you up physically, the act of taking communion together is something that fills me spiritually and allows me to rest.
Communion is really important, and I hope you are regularly finding yourself at the Lord's Table. If you need to come back to the table, I'd encourage you to find us at 10:00 this Sunday and feast on the grace of God together.
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