Jesus said, “Do this in remembrance of me.”   Luke 22:19

Communian services at our church are a wonderful blessing to me. As my thoughts focus on Christ’s sacrifice, my heart is filled with thankfulness for God’s amazing grace. Usually, after receiving Communion, I sit with head bowed and eyes closed, continuing in prayer while others are being served.  However, I have discovered a second blessing within the Communion service. After a brief time in personal prayer, I look around to see my brothers and sisters in Christ as they take Communion and pray. They represent a wide spectrum of ages, social status, and occupations. Some I know well; I know the joys and burdens they carry. Others, I do not know by name.

As I watch, I realize the double blessing of Communion: I am blessed by an overwhelming sense of being among family. I pray silently for each one as they partake at Christ’s table. For these moments, we are a family gathered together, experiencing God’s grace. What a foretaste of heaven it is!