We continue our series titled Ritual. We're talking about communion this weekend. We're not the most traditional church on the block. And we believe there are ways of doing church that no one has thought of yet. So we may be somewhat unorthodox in practice, but we are absolutely orthodox in belief. There are some rituals or ordinances that are non-negotiable. And communion is one of them. Scripture doesn't delineate how or how often we celebrate communion. But it ought to be central to who we are and what we do.
One reason for this ritual series is to make sure the rituals we practice don't become empty rituals. Communion is a great example. It's so easy to go through the motions. For what it's worth, the phrase hocus pocus comes from the Latin phrase: hoc est corpus meum. Translation: "This is my body." Interesting. Something sacred can become an empty incantation if learn how and forget why.
2 Comments:
When my wife and I lived in Honduras, we experienced communion in our rural village one night using orange Kool-aid and tortilla pieces as the elements. It was because that is all they had. It was fabulous for me because my focus was, for the first time, COMPLETELY on how important the MEANING was and not the items used to celebrate it. It has meant so much more to me every time since.
Thanks for this one.
I appreciate knowing that it will be a communion service in advance. We seem to have communion kind of randomly at my non-denominational church.
Post a Comment
<< Home