All in Wine
Do we boast of our accomplishments in faith? Do we think ourselves to be better than another because we quote more scripture, appear more saintly, or are of greater righteousness than they are? Well, if we are any of these things it is not of our doing, and if we feel boastful it is to our detriment because these things are in us as a result of our God, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus Christ alone… by our own nature we are fallen creatures.
What do you think of during communion? What was happening on that day of the first communion in which Jesus offered the bread of His body and the cup of His blood to the disciples? On that day they were celebrating the Passover feast, eating the Seder meal, and it has a certain order and meaning to all of its parts. Every movement, every food, each cup of wine has meaning and timing. When did Jesus offer Himself to His disciples? What did it imply?