On Sunday, we celebrated World Communion Sunday by considering the roots of the Lord's Supper in the Passover Seder meal. We enjoyed wonderful music from the choir, including two solos and another duet, and we honored the service of our elders as part of our Month of the Ministry celebration.
The sermon on Sunday was a reflection of the meaning of Christ's words at the Last Supper -- "This is my body" -- in conjunction with the metaphor of the church as the body of Christ. A big part of the reflection of the sermon, entitled "My Body, Broken," is drawing out some meanings for communion through its roots in the Jewish Passover celebration. In particular, it is important to understand that this relationship implies that Jesus imagined a day when followers in many places would celebrate Communion as a sign of unity, despite the distances of space and time. This is an important piece of the "re-membering" of Communion, the way in which it tries to take the different parts of the church -- you, me, and all other Christian believers -- a put us together into one entity, one body.
If you missed Sunday's sermon, if you'd like to listen to it again, or if you'd like to share it with someone, you can find an audio recording here.
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