Christ's church was bigger than that. And so, we believe, around this table the church and its people remember their center. Little surprise, then, that we make the table OUR center - architecturally and thematically each time we gather for worship. An article in the new issue of The Disciple magazine refers to one new congregation that preferred to eliminate communion from their worship altogether. And that certainly can be a possibility.
Absence can make the heart grow fonder.
Absence can cause us to forget. But on a deeper score, it seems to me that some things never lose their significance with frequency of repetition. Like some vitamins, there are those pantries that have to be replenished every day. And perhaps with that we say it most clearly. And as our time together draws to a close we pause once more to eat and drink.