Communion

I think the purpose of communion, is not being properly taught. If being taught at all. At least not stressed, to the immature believers. Being immature is not necessarily a bad thing. You may have been victim to improper teaching. It just means you don't fully understand it yet. This is something I noticed during this past months activity. At the church I attend, we customarily do this every first Sunday. There were several regular members of the congregation this past Sunday. For some reason that did not participate. The practice of communion, is for all believers to celebrate. Not just those who feel they are in right standing with God. The truth of the matter is,"we all fall short". We are all saved, by the grace of God.One misconception, is what communion is for. It's not supposed to be a sign of how righteous you are. It's to thank Jesus Christ, for dying for all our sins. Even those of which we are presently in the midst. No one is excluded or exempt, from doing this in his honor. If you are a recipient of the gift, of the death, burial and resurrection. We take eat and drink, in remembrance of him. Do we as Christians ever thank him enough? I don't think we do, when we live day to day. Has the lord done anything for you today, that you couldn't do for yourself? Being a Christian doesn't make you perfect. It just means you're striving to do better. I've often heard the church is like a hospital. If everyone was cured, it wouldn't have a mission. Communion is to acknowledge that God gave us the strength. To overcome everything, through his son Jesus Christ.Since we never thank him enough,there can't be a schedule. Once every month doesn't scratch the surface. Everytime you have the oppurtunity, it's never too often. Just do it gratefully, every chance you get. Having taken part in one place, doesn't stop you from participating somewhere else. You don't have to be, at your chosen place of worship. So do it wherever you are, the purpose is the same.I could never do this subject justice, in my discussion. I heard a minister preach a sermon on this, that I found very enlightening. It made me look at exactly what communion was for. Sometimes we do it in the morning, other times in the evening. I think at a time, when I didn't pay closer attention. We may have even deviated from the specified day. I now know that it doesn't matter, about the time or the place. With people constantly looking for reasons, not to celebrate Jesus. If more people understood it. It might serve as motivation for someone, to do the right thing.