As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes.
1 Corinthians 11:26
The power of remembrance can become meaningless ritual if you allow your attentions to become automatic. That is when you cease to proclaim, or to make public, the message Jesus shared during his Last Supper. It was at that final meal with his disciples that Jesus first used bread and wine as symbols for his own sacrifice. It was there that he explained that his broken body and spilled blood sealed God's New Covenant with his followers. The Old Covenant that temporarily covered a person's sins through animal sacrifice was null and void. The New Covenant of absolute forgiveness was available to all.
Jesus asked his followers to keep on proclaiming this message until his return to earth. While verbal messages communicate to the masses, the silent sermon of verbal messages is actually one you preach to yourself. It is a consistent reminder to stay focused on the basics. You commune with Jesus by looking back at what he did. You look forward to when you'll meet face-to-face. You look within to see what needs to be changed or confessed because of what Jesus has done for you.
Different churches celebrate Communion in different ways. The how isn't as important as the why, and 1 Corinthians 11:26 clearly points you to the why. Keep it in mind every time you celebrate the Lord's Supper.
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Pray to God and give thanks for the opportunity provided to experience Communion. Give thanks for the cross and for the ultimate sacrifice of his Son, Jesus, who came to save us all. ~ MME Team
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