Neither is communion a perfunctory ritual to be gotten over with each week as quickly as possible, so we can then resume our normal lives, the way so many Roman Catholics believed. Communion is anchored in the cross of Jesus Christ. Communion thrusts Jesus Christ down our throats and into our bellies. Communion changes us. Communion shapes us both individually and corporately so that we become the Body of Christ in the world.
Communion makes disciples into apostles.
Communion compels the church into mission. Communion makes the church the Church . T his day is called Maundy Thursday. There are two commandments to which Maundy refers. One commandment is in the communion words of institution where Jesus tells his disciples, Do this, in remembrance of me.