[Sundaycommunity] Fwd: Eucharist

[Brenda Holtkamp]

I want to write a longer piece about those bishops who seek to keep some
from the table of Christ, but for now I will say this: it is not your table
(nor mine). Bishops, priests, etc. are neither the hosts nor the bouncers
nor the ones who wrote the guest list. The Eucharist is the resurrected
body of Christ given for the life of the world. Jesus Christ is the one who
invites the guests (“all you who labor”); he is the host of those who come;
he is the setter of the table; and he is the feast which is shared (“Take
this, all of you. . .this is my body, this is my blood”). We are guests at
the meal, and sometimes (by his calling) servers. So stay in your lane,
please. The wait staff doesn’t get to exclude those who want to come. If
you don’t like the company Christ calls (and, admittedly, it is a rag tag
bunch of sinners, one and all), it’s you who need to leave the table, not
them.
- John D. Whitney, SJ
Woodcut | Fritz Eisenberg
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