So many “family” things happen around the family table. This was even more true before the invention of television (and T.V. dinners, fast food, and pre-packaged snacks.) When I think of the many memories of being called to the family table (or, occasionally sent away from it) my mind and heart recalls feelings of “family”. I long for this to be the feelings of those called to the Lord’s Table on Sundays, to commune with God’s family that has gathered together. Instead of the focus being primarily on what Jesus did for me on the cross, it seems more appropriate that the weight of the focus should be on what He did for ALL of us (at least on Sunday when we are together.)
For Christians, the Lord’s Supper is our most sacred time. The Communion Table is a regular reminder of our relationship to Christ, AND also of our relationship to one another in the Family of God. In Communion, we are taken back to the cross of Christ, and Jesus is brought here to us. The memorial is about Him, and yet He is our host! So, it is also about us! (ALL of us.) I’ve often heard that “If you or I were the only ones that ever would have responded to Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, Jesus still would have died for you.” The truth is: MANY more have responded to Jesus than just me, and Jesus died just as much for them. So, during the Lord’s Supper, I plan to do a much better job of discerning the Body of Christ that extends beyond me, and be more aware of my “brothers and sisters” in God’s family. I am so thankful that God called me to the family table. And I am honored to meet my Lord and my spiritual family there.
“Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.” 1 Corinthians 10:16-17
For Christians, the Lord’s Supper is our most sacred time. The Communion Table is a regular reminder of our relationship to Christ, AND also of our relationship to one another in the Family of God. In Communion, we are taken back to the cross of Christ, and Jesus is brought here to us. The memorial is about Him, and yet He is our host! So, it is also about us! (ALL of us.) I’ve often heard that “If you or I were the only ones that ever would have responded to Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, Jesus still would have died for you.” The truth is: MANY more have responded to Jesus than just me, and Jesus died just as much for them. So, during the Lord’s Supper, I plan to do a much better job of discerning the Body of Christ that extends beyond me, and be more aware of my “brothers and sisters” in God’s family. I am so thankful that God called me to the family table. And I am honored to meet my Lord and my spiritual family there.
“Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.” 1 Corinthians 10:16-17
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