leighanneslittlehorns
01-10-2010, 05:36 AM
Many people think of communion only as a type of religious ritual for an individual to take part in. But the whole purpose of communion is to join together and meditate, both looking back and looking forward.
Taking part in the Holy Communion is a fixed ritual in the Christian religion, part of a glorious tradition that stretches back to the first Passover of Moses recorded in the Bible. During the first communion, the people of God trusted in Him to deliver them from a desperate situation, and then praised Him for that deliverance. Taking part in communion today should remind us of that long ago demonstration of the grace of God. We should also look back to the more recent past of the Last Supper, when Jesus Christ vowed to make a new covenant with people, and we should remember the betrayal, torture, and agonizing death He paid for us to allow this new covenant to be established.
The act of celebrating communion should allow us to meditate and look back, to realize that God delivers on His promises. He promised to deliver the children of Israel, and he provided that deliverance. He promised a Savior for the whole world, to save us from our sins, and He provided one. Using communion meditation to look back at the events that led us to that moment both strengthens our faith and encourages us to embrace all of the promises God has given us. Every time we take communion, we are renewing our beliefs and our faith that no matter what challenges and despair we face, the Lord has led us through so far and He will provide for the future.
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/10-3-2005-78107.asp
Taking part in the Holy Communion is a fixed ritual in the Christian religion, part of a glorious tradition that stretches back to the first Passover of Moses recorded in the Bible. During the first communion, the people of God trusted in Him to deliver them from a desperate situation, and then praised Him for that deliverance. Taking part in communion today should remind us of that long ago demonstration of the grace of God. We should also look back to the more recent past of the Last Supper, when Jesus Christ vowed to make a new covenant with people, and we should remember the betrayal, torture, and agonizing death He paid for us to allow this new covenant to be established.
The act of celebrating communion should allow us to meditate and look back, to realize that God delivers on His promises. He promised to deliver the children of Israel, and he provided that deliverance. He promised a Savior for the whole world, to save us from our sins, and He provided one. Using communion meditation to look back at the events that led us to that moment both strengthens our faith and encourages us to embrace all of the promises God has given us. Every time we take communion, we are renewing our beliefs and our faith that no matter what challenges and despair we face, the Lord has led us through so far and He will provide for the future.
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/10-3-2005-78107.asp