I was recently asked by an editor at Patheos to respond to a “theoblogger” challenge, and to answer the following question in 100 words or yes: “Why do you take communion?”
My answer:
I’ve been to seminary and heard the debates about symbolism and transubstantiation and everything in between. I’ve read the Bible stories. I’ve meditated upon the idea of receiving Jesus’ body and blood, broken and shed for me. I’ve been to high church celebrations of the mass and low church services where bread is dipped in grape juice. And I can’t say I’ve figured out why we do it, why I do it. It remains a mystery. A commandment. A gift. A time of giving and receiving, of humbling myself, of being blessed. A reminder that I am broken, and beloved.
Do you take communion? If so, why? If not, why not?
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