Friday, December 23, 2011
Communion...God's choice
I am impressed by the apparent understanding of the Incarnation and
presence of God that the Roman church demonstrates. Or, as it was
understood by à Kempis. He wrote that the Supper revealed Christ's
goodness, charity; humility as He bent down toward humanity. For
him, Christ is present in the bread and wine that is regularly shared
with the church. So, they regularly share in His presence. While I don't
see this understanding in the Scripture, I do think that there is a
reality here that we protestants miss. That is that Yahweh, by His own
choice, bent down and took on flesh in order to bring God's dominion and
presence to the world. This is huge! The Eucharist is one of the best symbols to describe this.
While we tend to give intellectual assent to the concept of
Incarnation, we do not always reflect on the magnitude of God's love and
care for the creation. Perhaps, we simply take it for granted. Perhaps,
because of our protestant views of taking communion our vision is
blurred. But, I think we should remember that it was God's initiative to
commune with us, not our attempts to be with God. We have the
opportunity to reflect and remember that Christ came and gave his body
and blood so that we can be sustained and nourished by him. It is his
goodness, charity & humility that allows us to share in the divine
presence. No, I don't believe in transubstantiation. But, I do believe in celebrating the Lord's abiding presence.
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