Let’s Stop Thinking About Communion
Let’s face it: a lot of times people can’t get into communion because they overthink it. They spend so much time with analyzing the bread and grape juice that they forget what it’s really about. I mean, people think so much during that kind of thing that they forget to feel communion. That’s what it’s all about: feeling God.
Like, for example, just the other day I was taking communion. It was a fantastic experience, and I think God was really there. I’m telling you, that church had good cooks. They had baked wonderful sourdough bread and served it with all-natural grape juice. The best part, however, was the ham and cheese they put in-between the bread slices. It was so scrumptious. I may not have exactly been thinking about God, but I was feeling Him… on my tongue.
But then my friend, Joshua, started complaining about it. “Why is there ham and cheese? Those don’t symbolize anything. Blah blah blahddidy blah blah.” It was so annoying and took me right out of the experience. I explained to Josh that not everything has to mean something, and even if it does the ham probably represents something like Jesus’ love or healing or stuff like that. If he hadn’t been so critical he could have seen that. That’s probably why he seemed annoyed when I got seconds.
Communion, after all, is about the experience. The symbolism and stuff don’t really matter that much. I mean, sure, that kind of stuff is cool, but it’s extra. It’s the kind of stuff where I can go, “Uh, that’s cool,” and move on with my life never thinking about again. I can say that because the experience is more important than the meaning. And experiences do not require thinking or pondering rationally. So if I have a more enjoyable communion experience with a little bit of cheddar and a garnish, who is to say I can’t do that?
However, there are all those eggheads who like to sit and contemplate communion. They’re the ones that try to look too much into it. They’re the ones that worry about whether stuff has meaning or not. They’re the ones that get annoyed when I dip my communion bread into olive oil before draining it with some Dr. Pepper, but that’s just how I experience God. They need to stop judging me.
They’re just so critical, it’s no wonder they can’t get into communion. While I’m sitting there, enjoying communion for what it is, they complain that they don’t see the point in having frilly toothpicks on the bread. But just because they can’t see meaning or reason with them doesn’t mean they’re sacrilegious or wrong. In fact, I think they should be there because that’s how pretty God is. That’s probably just how the cooks glorify God. If they stopped thinking so much, they could appreciate that.
And that’s the ultimate problem: thinking. People get so caught up in trying to analyze the symbols and figure out what it actually means that they forget to feel communion. I stopped doing that long ago, and since then, I’ve enjoyed communion a lot more. I’ve really felt closer to God. So people, stop thinking about communion.
You know, like we do with worship.
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