Sacraments are Vital For Life

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Today’s reading: Joshua 4:1-7

I sometimes fall into the trap of questioning the necessity of  sacraments. Today is Communion Sunday at my church, for example, and I am short on sleep this morning after having arrived home just three hours ago (2 a.m.) from a trip to San Antonio. (Goooooo Spurs!) I might dose off while waiting my turn! Even if I can manage to drag myself to the church on so little rest, do I really have to get up for this “meal”?

The answer, of course, is no.

I know God is well pleased with me no matter whether I participate in this ritual.

But I will participate anyway — for my own sake.

Today’s reading reminds me that I partake in sacraments, and all forms of worship, for me, not God. Just as the twelve tribes of Israel depended upon returning to their stones to remind them of the love God has — and has always had — for them, so must I return to that same spirit each week through the various traditions of my church.

No, it’s not a legal requirement. Or even a commandment.

But it’s still something I have to do. Because I love My God. Because He has done much, much more for me. Accepting Holy Communion again this morning is, actually, the very least that I can do for God.

Thanks be to God for all that is.