Wednesday, October 16 – Eucharist = _ _ _ _ _ _ giving

O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
      for his steadfast love endures forever.
                  –1 Chronicles 16:34; Psalm 106:1; 107:1; 118:1, 29; 136:1 (NRSV)

Eucharist, one of the names for Holy Communion (Sacrament of the Altar & the Lord’s Supper are others), is the Greek word (through Latin) for thanksgiving.  Can we receive this gift without giving thanks to God for the steadfast, enduring love which continues to seek us out, wash us clean, nourish our weak souls, and send us out refreshed and restored?

While every time we receive Communion is not necessarily deeply moving, are we not a little awed when we think that Jesus is ‘leaving the building’ inside of us?  And what do we let him do in, with, and through us during the week?

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.          –Psalm 57:9; 108:3