1 Corithians 11

I'm not going to go near the head covering thing...

There was a time where before communion I would center myself.  After communion I would pray or sing the communion anthem.  Then kids happened and I sometimes miss the closeness to God that comes wth the feast.  Yet, luckily and as Kelly noted in chapter 9, Corinth makes me feel a little better.  At least the service of Holy Communion has not become a party where some indulge and others are left off the table.

Communion is our time to be physically connected to God.  Where we can see, touch and taste the goodness of God and remember His Son.  As Paul writes in verse 26, it is not just a personal self reflection and connection but an outward act of witness: "whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes."  For us shy Lutherans, it might be our greatest act of evangelism!