Every time I place Communion in someone’s hand or tongue, it is an act of faith — on my part and on that of the communicant. I say the words, “the body of Christ,” to which the response is “Amen,” meaning “it is true” or “let it be so” — not always said with certainty but, often, with hope.
Every time I place Communion in someone’s hand or tongue, it is an act of faith — on my part and on that of the communicant. I say the words, “the body of Christ,” to which the response is “Amen,” meaning “it is true” or “let it be so” — not always said with certainty but, often, with hope.