Sunday, March 6
Communion
An Invitation for Reflection through Lent Week Four
What
are some of the reasons that you think Jesus chose to teach the people and
imprint his ministry through the symbols of bread and wine?
Evans
says, “Certainly nonbelievers can care for one another and make one another
food. But it is Christians who recognize
this act as sacrament, as holy.”
What are some other
ordinary acts or aspects of life that might be made holy or sacred when they
are done in response to the call of God on our lives?
What does it mean to you when you receive the
bread and hear the words “this is my body” or “this is the bread of life”? When you receive the juice and hear the words
“this my blood” or “this is the cup of blessing”?
Reflect on some memorable experiences with
communion.
What
were the circumstances?
What
makes it memorable?
Evans says “This God knows his way around the
world, so there’s no need to fear, no need to withhold, no need to stake a
claim.”
What are some of the
things we tend to withhold, some areas in which we tend to stake a claim? (Our
first response might be monetary, but try to think past the obvious and move to
the deeper levels where we hold on in fear.)
What
difference does it make when we remember that, in God, “there’s always and ever
enough”?
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