How to make the most of your communion at your church.

            Communion is a very important time yearly event in the Christian lifestyle that is usually done around Easter. It is also a milestone that like baptism most new Christians do to show that there now Christians. 

In Matthews it says “While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”  Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” (Matthew 26:26-28)

As read above in Matthews, The communion is a symbol of Jesus’s saving grace and healing power; to understand how you should do communion in your church, you must understand the symbolism and meanings of each major part and how they retain to us.

The bread symbolizes the partaking of the word of God (Bible) daily. Like food if we do not eat it daily we will become stiff, weak, and ruff, eventually dying. When selecting the cracker of your choice there are several different factors to consider; cost, style, and likeness of what they used in the Bible. While there are several brands, kinds, and manufactures to choose from, but I will only talk about two most common ones out there. The first is the white communion wafers, they are small, round, cheap, and will last forever, but they taste like foam bricks, and are not anything like the ones used in the Bible. The other Kind is Matzo, which while not cheap, uncut, and will go bad, has its own advantages; It’s eventually the same stuff used in the Bible and tastes great (like real bread). The choice just depends on your budget and needs.

The wine symbolizes the blood of Christ and how we are covered by it to wash away our sins. Unfortunately there are only two choices for the wine portion of communion; Using actual wine or grape juice. Using wine is a overall bad idea because it’s expensive, and there are children usually doing communion too. Grape juice is cheap, purple, and kid friendly. I strongly suggest just using grape juice for this portion of communion.

Once you have everything together and ready to go put the crackers on a tray and the “wine” in little cups. Have somebody read out the story of communion while explaining the different portions of it. Then eat and drink the cracker and “wine”, while praying, then you should be done.

I hope this guide has helped you understand what is communion and selecting the best crackers and “wine” to do it with.

By John R. T. Lancon