Our Attitude Toward Receiving Christ in the Eucharist
"Receive the Body and the Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ with great humility and with veneration, remembering the words of the Lord: 'Anyone who does eat my flesh and drink my blood has eternal life' (Jn 6:54); and, 'Do this in remembrance of me' (Lk 22:19)." --St. Francis, Rule of 1221, Chapter XX
To receive the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ is to accept His sacrifice as ours and then to let the Holy Spirit have free reign in us. Whether you believe as St. Francis that Holy Communion is an actual partaking of His flesh and blood or that the sacrament of Communion is our reminder of the Last Supper communion, we must receive the truth of what Christ has done for us and allow it to feed our body and soul.
"Receive the Body and the Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ with great humility and with veneration, remembering the words of the Lord: 'Anyone who does eat my flesh and drink my blood has eternal life' (Jn 6:54); and, 'Do this in remembrance of me' (Lk 22:19)." --St. Francis, Rule of 1221, Chapter XX
Nourishment is a word I have been dealing with here as well, and nourishment of Soul. This nourishes my soul thank you..love merri
ReplyDeleteYes, Merrilyn, we all need the nourishment that being in Christ gives us moment to moment. All food fills us up, but not all food gives us nourishment.
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