Panic at The Lord’s Table
I had nerves before my first communion. I didn’t want to choke on the wine or anything. But Friday night was the first time I’ve ever actually panicked while receiving the blood of Christ. My pastor and I read the communion statement which included a note that grape juice was available for those concerned about alcohol consumption. This is a hot button for my pastor since he was recently unexpectedly communed with grape juice. After receiving the body of Christ, I was presented with a tray of individual cups, some with red some with white. My first instinct was to grab the white cup because i’ve never properly communed with anything other than white wine. But then most people were taking the red and wait… one of these was grape juice. I panicked for a split second. In my mind, I said, “what the *ell do I do?” I took the red because there were more of those and most people would be taking the wine. I drank it and asked for forgiveness for my, “what the *ell do I do?” and for taking the grape juice if that’s what I took because I couldn’t tell from the taste. Turns out the red was wine. Just a reminder that you should read the communion statement very carefully in any church in which you are planning to take communion.
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