Matthew 26:26-29
English Standard Version (ESV)
When you sit down and eat Thanksgiving leftovers, you do so with the memory of the great meal and the community that was formed around the table. At the same time, you're probably already looking forward to the next Thanksgiving meal.
Communion is the same. It's a memory of the meal that Jesus had, a reminder of what he did for us on the cross. We stop and give thanks for the blood that was poured out, for the sacrifice that was made, for the community that forms around his body.
And it's a foretaste of what is to come. We remember, and we anticipate Jesus gathering us to himself in the last days. Our sins are forgiven, and we look forward to joining with the saints of the church around the throne of the lamb and singing 'Holy, Holy, Holy'! Our food sustains us for today, and it points us forward to the day when Christ alone will sustain the community of believers in the Kingdom of God.
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