Communion: Its Presence (III of V)

When a person receives the Blessed Sacrament it is a direct encounter with the present Presence of God.

There is an Innate Being to the Sacrament, a Real Presence that kicks into our consciences when we appropriate its Substance into our hearts by faith. The Real Presence remains, whether we are faithful or not. But, for the faithful, Communion provides a current nourishment into the soul and situation of one's Pilgrimage. It is a daily infusion of Loving Manna, which is essential for keeping us united with the Vine.

Within that transrational moment, when the Bread and Wine transcends our flesh and is embraced by our spirit, we at once become the blessed recipients of his Unconditional Love and Sustenance. It is a empowerment of Grace which releases forgiveness in our hearts (both to us and from us), clarity in the ordering of our Sainthood, and the Spiritual wherewithal to face face that same defeated resistance as conquered by our Lord Jesus Christ.

Bring these things to mind the next time you take in Communion. There is much more going on here than merely a memory, or a two-dimensional snapshot of what happened 2000 years ago on some obscure hilltop in Palestine.

Bring it up to date. Remember the Words: This IS my Body. This IS my Blood. I AM the God that heals you. The Holy Eucharist is is a Fountainhead of an Ever Living avenue of the the Love of God, poured out by the Holy Spirit, into the present day hearts of his beloved Saints.

How is this possible? How does an Event of the past reconfigure itself to empower us in the present? That can only be understood in the Light of its Future - the content of the following blog.