Friday; November 1

The other day I was reading about the Mexican tradition called, “Dia de Muertos” or Day of the Dead in English.  Now, I won’t pretend to be an expert on their celebration, but I believe that it has something to do with paying respects to and creating remembrances for those friends and family members who have died.  

As I thought about this annual festival, it got me to thinking about a celebration Christians have, “The Lord’s Supper”.  As I thought about the two events, I was quickly drawn to how different the two celebrations are; however, the most obvious is that our communion service isn’t an attempt to bridge the gap to connect with the dead, it is designed to bring the resurrected Jesus into our fellowship.  After describing the elements of the Last Supper that have been translated into the Lord’s Supper, Paul emphasizes, “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.” (I Corinthians 11:26).  Our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ, is honored – not just for the way that He died, but for the fact that He overcome death through resurrection.  He is holy and, because of that, He is worthy to be honored. 

Please do not misunderstand me.  I am not trying to link the Mexican celebration with Christian traditionalism; nor am I comparing the eternal Savior with deceased friends and family members.  What I am encouraging us to do is to take advantage of the weekly celebration of spending time in fellowship with Jesus.  He is alive, He is active and He is the one who bridges the gap with us.  Let’s take advantage of that! 

Think About It!


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