The Eucharist

The Eucharist is something extraordinarily powerful yet its simplicity and humble origins are a reminder to us concerning the wonderful things Jesus done for us.

Why is it important? It is important because our Lord commanded it saying “Take, eat, this is My body” Matthew 26:26. Let us look at these words “This is My body” was Christ speaking in parables? No. Was He using an analogy? No. Was He speaking metaphorically? No. Christ was stating what the Apostles, the Early Church and what most of Orthodox Christianity has known for two thousand years, that the bread in which we receives is exactly that, “His Body”.

But why do we need to partake of it? Well the answer is twofold, 1. We were commanded to 2. It enables us to commune with God, thus cleansing our sins when taken through faith. The manna in the wilderness that was given to the Jews to eat in order to physically live was a type of Eucharist, but the bread which we now take gives us Spiritual life “For who ever eats My body abides in Me and I in him, and he will pass from death unto life eternal” Read John 6 41-58. These words are a powerful testament to the significance of the Holy Eucharist.

Many times we hear that people have a relationship with Jesus but they fail to partake of the Eucharist, how much closer can you be than having Jesus live in you, abiding in you and cleansing you? Brethren be careful of empty words, be wary of deceivers and those that tear the foundation out from underneath the foot of Christendom. They know not what they do and we should work to show them the real Jesus, not the quasi Jesus that is being taught in the world today.

The Eucharist is not an offshoot, the Eucharist is not a nice to have, the Eucharist is a MUST have and without it we are basically running the race with 2000kg weights attached to our ankles. The Eucharist is Jesus and Jesus is the Eucharist, every Sunday when we take His body into our hand we hold Jesus in our hands. The bread and wine are spiritually transformed into his body and blood by the Holy Spirit, and thus by partaking in this blessed sacrament it is us who have this personal relationship with Jesus that so many seek to undertake.