Ask a bunch of Protestants what Holy Communion means, and they’re likely to respond with something about “remembering what Jesus has done for us.” It’s not a bad answer. After all, in Luke’s and Paul’s account of the Last Supper, Jesus instructs the disciples to “do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19; 1 Corinthians 11:24). But remembrance strikes only one note in the meaning of communion. There’s more—not least the way that communion expresses and cultivates thanksgiving. Communion is... Read more
