Holy Food

One of the central controversies in the Christian Church has been concerning the Lord’s Supper. What is going on? What is the bread and wine? Is it really the body and blood of Jesus? Or is Jesus hovering around the bread and wine supernaturally? Is He really present with us in a special way in this meal?

As we partake, I often say something along say receive the Lord's body given for you, this is Christ's blood shed for you. Do I mean that the bread and wine is altered into body and blood?

No, I don’t. It is bread and wine and stays bread and wine as I pray, say the words of institution, as we eat and drink and swallow.
But we do partake of Jesus by faith as we eat and drink. He is present with us and I believe that in Communion, His presence is particularly powerful. 

We not only partake of holy food because we are thankful to God for it, we also partake of Jesus because we are thankful to God for Him. We look to the crucified, buried, raised, enthroned and coming again Jesus. We give thanks to Him. We eat and drink believing that He is in us and we are in Him and the Holy Spirit fills us with confidence in Jesus Christ. Our faith grows stronger by eating this meal, and so we do more fully partake of Jesus.

So, let us make sure to give thanks to God for all of our good blessings and especially for the eternal blessing that is Jesus Christ, given for you.