munity, and ultimately into communion with himself. He took the
simple fruits of the harvest, basic
items of bodily sustenance, and
transformed them into his own flesh
and blood. By sharing himself so
intimately, he invited his friends into
his heart. This invitation was a gift
but brought with it the responsibility
to carry forward his work. As he had
done, they were to do as well.
And as his disciples then were
commanded, so are we today. The
sharing of Jesus in that meal, and
moreover the continual sharing of
his passion, death, and resurrection
“Part of being a
Christian is having the
responsibility of taking
care of one’s brother
and sister in need.”
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through the Eucharist, models for us
the sharing we are to engage in with
one another.
Saint Paul spells out this connection for us. We are all one in the
body of Christ. Every part of the
body is sacred, and no divisions exist
within this body. We are intercon-nected. As Karlie so carefully put it,
“When one of us hurts, we all hurt.”
Our celebration of the Eucharist is
done in community, so that we might
recognize the presence of Christ not
only in the bread and wine but also
in the people who are gathered together in worship. When we learn to
see Christ more fully in those around
us, we move forward on the path of
holiness with others before us, like
so many of the saints who learned to
see the face of Christ in the marginalized, downtrodden, or suffering.
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