Put It On Your Calendar
Originally scheduled for March 21
Most of us keep a calendar of some sort. For many
of us it’s on a computer, or our cell phone. Some keep a paper
calendar. Many of us have more than one calendar which gives us the
difficulty of making sure the calendars are properly synchronized.
Suppose, then, you were to place this Communion
on your calendar; what would you need to know?
The first detail of an appointment is simply who
it is with. In Communion your appointment is two fold:
First, you are
meeting with Christ. In some mystic way he is present, and
your thoughts go first to him.
But you are also
meeting with the church. There is no sense in Scripture of
Communion being a solo activity; we do it together.
The next detail is where? For most of us the
answer is the church building – but it is clear that it could be any
number of places. Summer camp, winter retreats, weekend seminars –
all these could be such a place. Wherever two or three are gathered
in his name, there he is also.
When? Well, obviously, that’s now. The
appointment doesn’t last long though; only a few minutes. But note
that the apostles made this a recurring appointment. It’s not
something you do “once in a while” or “when you feel like it.” It’s
something you do regularly.
The most important question, of course, is why.
This meeting has a subject: it is, “Remember,” It is in this meeting
with Christ that you remember his sacrifice on the Cross. You
remember the agony which produced his body and blood as emblems for
you. You remember the sacrifice he made. You remember the salvation
that this sacrifice brought to you. You remember the grace of God.
It is as He said: “Do this in remembrance of me.”
