If you look across the story of God's people, tables and meals play a pretty significant role. Uncommon people with two feet in spend time around the table with one another.

Acts 2:42 says, "All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord's Supper), and to prayer." For the early church, communion was far beyond a moment in rows on the weekends. It was a part of their regular practice to remember who Jesus is and who they were in light of him around a meal.

In 1 Corinthians 11:23-28, Paul writes a letter to other followers of Jesus, giving instruction and invitation to the practice of communion. There are 3 key elements of the heart of this practice:

Remembrance: Breaking the bread and pouring the wine marks the present moment by remembering Jesus' sacrifice and anticipating his return. Remembering around a shared meal is how followers of Jesus celebrate friendship forever with God and others.
Examination: Communion is the meeting point between what was and what is yet to come in Jesus' return. Ask God again and again to show you the way to unity in his name, to set aside offense, to listen deeply, to receive and offer correction lovingly so that your tables tell the truth about Jesus by how you love one another.
Invitation: Being an uncommon people is becoming more and more like Jesus by extending the communion table for all people. The Lord's Supper is what draws all people across all generations and places to the table - his table. If tables are a tangible opportunity to reflect God's heart for all people, what does your meal table say about Jesus?

The communion table is a table of God's family, where all people, beautiful and broken, are welcome to come, sit, and feast in the company of one another. How will your tables tell the truth of who Jesus is? May you prepare your hearts and tables to reflect Jesus' life of communion.

What Communion Says About Jesus