7.13.2004
When we take the Lord's Supper, we aren't just agreeing to a theological principle or performing a dutiful act of remembrance like laying flowers on a grave. The Lord's Supper is a many-layered subversive and prophetic act that declares once and for all - the exile of God's people is over. The kingdom of God has come and will culminate in a final feast where all the friends of Jesus, regardless of class, race, gender, or nationality will sit at his table. Israel is - not a proud, pure, triumphant nation - but a rag-tag band of sinners living in the grace of God. That's who we are and that's why we bother with the Lord's Supper....
signposts via jonny baker
signposts via jonny baker