Hill of the Lord Blog
I’ve been thinking about bread and wine lately. The church I attend here in Toulouse takes communion every Sunday, so I’m not surprised that it has been on my mind. What has been striking me most each week is the remaining bread and the leftover wine. Why don’t we finish all the bread, and why don’t we drink all of the wine. Well aside from it being weird to see someone scarf down a whole loaf of bread, and that it would be not proper to be buzzed or drunk at church, I see these remaining elements of communion and I realize that there are so many others who have yet to partake in the bread and wine, so many others who need to have their thirst and hunger satisfied. So many others. But in light of this perhaps daunting thought, I am comforted as well, realizing that there is still more to eat and more to drink. That Christ on the cross is enough for all to be filled. Christ’s love is abundantly more than enough to satisfy each and every one of us. There are so many more who need to be filled but even more left for them to partake in. Read more »
Thinking about the Bread and the WineJun 01, 2009 |
