Yesterday Jude gave a very interesting talk about the different names for what we generally call communion and what those various names emphasize:
- the Lord's Supper because it is a remembrance of the cross which we do in obedience to His "do this in remembrance of me"
- communion because we gather together as a body of believers together and "commune" with each other and with God
- mass (which comes from the latin "missio") because we are equipped with the power of God to be sent out on our mission
- sacrament because it is a holy time by which we are sanctified
- eucharist (thanksgiving) for Jesus' sacrifice and grace
Interesting to see how each name emphasizes a different aspect of God's grace. Actually, I have never used it before, but I like the connotations of calling it mass, in the sense of this is the means by which we are filled and equipped to go out and do God's work in the world!
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