How does the marvelous exchange of gifts occur – Christ for bread and wine?
Jesus told us to remember Him, for memory is a most powerful human facility. For a Hew, to remember someone or some event was to represent the benefits of that relationship. That is why, of all Christ’s commandments, the one to remember Him is most crucial. If we fail to remember Jesus, if we fail to renew His sacrificial meal, we will cease to be Christians because we will no longer hear those words of love, no longer receive His Body and Blood as their proof, no longer be challenged and inspired to love our fellowman as He commanded us. Therefore, memory is key; sacred memory leads is to sacred reality. Furthermore, when the Church gathers in faith to do what Jesus commanded and speak His words, “this is My Body, broken for you…this is the cup of my Blood, shed for the forgiveness of your sins”…our words are no longer our own but God’s. The Word overtakes the elements of bread and wine and transforms them into the Divine Presence. Jesus our God comes among us again. Through faith
Related Questions
- Do United Methodists believe that the bread and wine physically or chemically change into Christ’s flesh and blood in this sacrament?
- Why do Catholics believe that the bread and wine actually turn into Christ’s body and blood at Mass?
- How does the marvelous exchange of gifts occur - Christ for bread and wine?
