Compelled to Worship: Communion
Some time ago I attended a worship service and they administered communion toward the end. As I approached the table an elder stood behind it and held the plate of bread out to me. We took the broken piece of bread but there was no cup to drink from. We were to dip the bread in the juice and consume them together. As I took the bread the elder said, “This is Jesus’ body, broken for you.” This is a unique ceremony where we recall our sin which necessitated the Savior to die. We communally eat the bread remembering the immense sacrifice He gave. We drink the wine/juice celebrating the new covenant Christ has made. Two things stood out to me and I do not make mention of this in judgement of anyone but simply as something to consider being followers of Christ. Dipping the bread in the juice rather than taking them separately; and referring to Christ’s body as ‘broken’. Intinction The Doctrine: Communion is a sacred thing. It is more than ritual, although...