Christ makes all his followers members of his Body, the Church, and gives us physical, bodily signs: the sacraments. Take this and eat it, this is my Body; take it and drink it, this is my Blood.
The Body and Blood of Christ in their sacramental, mystical form under the species of bread and wine are left for us so that our lives as members of the Body of Christ, the Church, may be strengthened and nourished. This again is part of Jesus's promise: "Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day." (John 6:54) This is the radical consequence of the Incarnation of Christ: it is an extraordinary level of intimacy with God who not only walked on earth 2,000 years ago and established us as members of his body in the Church but also feeds us with his Body and Blood.
I am grateful to the Lord for the gift of the Body and Blood of Christ that so perfectly corresponds to our needs, it nourishes our hearts and our spirits, it feeds and purifies all our senses. This is one of my privileged moments when I distribute communion. 'The Body of Christ'. 'Amen'.
Fr Tom Mangalatazhattu
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