Over the past several years I have had the joy of administering a sacrament in the Church called the Eucharist or Holy Communion.
Maybe it is because of the fancy word Eucharist or the purity invoked when we call something “holy” but adults, for the most part, are funny when it comes to teaching kids “how to take communion”. Mainly there is a strong reverence that is attempted to be transmitted from the adult to the child. But as children are not that keen on reverence and can “say the darndest things” communion with kids is something to behold. Mainly because the theology a child has at communion is more profound than most adult’s understanding of communion.
Here is some cool stuff kids teach me about communion based on things that have happened to me:
Thanks to Jason Valendy author of the Be The Change blog. Jason is co-pastor of Saginaw United Methodist Church in Saginaw, Texas.
I feel my call is rooted in a sense of helping cultivate and create the culture known as the Kingdom of God. I hope to help people discover the power we each have given to us by God to be creators and cultivators of God’s culture. My wife, Estee Valendy and I co-pastor Saginaw UMC and we share the joy and privilege of being the parents of our sons, Jude and Evan.