metonymy4u

From my perspective the origins of holy communion in the Christian tradition are exactly opposite to what is currently practiced. When Jesus of Nazareth asked his followers to repeat the ceremony of the Passover each year remembering him and examining themselves, he was not asking them to set up a priestly ceremony of submission and obedience. In fact I believe he was saying just the opposite. I believe he was saying that when the time comes each year to remember how Yahweh saved you, don’t look to the priests. Look to the bread. It is ordinary. It is with us daily. It is a memory of compassion and salvation. It is love.