Christian Communion Meditation

The word Communion stands for come together and comes from the Latin word "Communis". The word also depicts Thanksgiving to the Lord for redeeming us from all the sins by enduring all the pain alone. It actually is also related to the Christian believe, the last Supper of Jesus that he had with all his disciples and there he thanked people around him and distributed pieces of unleavened bread and wine. Christ told his disciples that night to do some of the acts that he was doing that night to remember him. Communion was there a way of remembering him. It is actually also a way of celebrating the grace of God, it is said that communion is not for the great and the strong but for the sinful and the weak, celebrating and thanking the Almighty for his forgiveness and mercy.

Communion in Christian believes is also known as Eucharist or Lord's Supper. It is something that Christians do as a ritual. The famous words of Christ are "This is my body which is for you" and "This cup is the new covenant in my blood". Eucharist refers to the bread and the cup of wine and therefore Christians receive the Eucharist. It is also widely known as the Holy Mass or Breaking of Bread or Agape. The origin of Christian Communion and meditation can be traced back to the pagan period and it is similar to the Passover followed by the Jews wherein the supper has to had in a reclined position and the child of the family asks questions regarding the meaning and significance of that particular event and the father of the child or head of the family answers those questions. It is solely a domestic affair wherein towards the close of the meal the prayer in terms of meditation was recited over a cup of the holy drink and was then consumed by the participating members.

There are three main concepts behind the Holy Christian Communion; The Theory of Transubstantiation according to which the bread and the cup of wine actually symbolize the body and blood of Jesus Christ, the Savior. The belief that Christ is present in every Christian Communion since these are the things that he did in his Last Supper and wanted his disciples and followers to do as a mark of remembrance. For some of the Christians convent schools of faith, Communion upholds the spirituality and the sacrifice involved in the whole act of crucification. Communion and Meditation is a way of understanding that the Lord had sacrificed his life to all of us and therefore there is something worthwhile that has to be done and not just indulge in the carnal pleasures. Christian Communion meditation brings peace to the mind and helps people to understand this very fact about life thereby investing it with more value.

Christian Communion meditation also reminds of the biblical event that people have read that God wanted to get His chosen people out of the slavery of the Egyptians but none of the divine designs worked therefore a dark and rigid choice had to be made of killing the people who did not participate in the supper, henceforth the meal was actually for all those special people who were the chosen ones.

• Matt Thompson
• 20/01/2009, 4:59 PM
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