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Over the past several years I have had the joy of administering a sacrament in the Church called the Eucharist or Holy Communion.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0things” 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.<\/p>\n

Here is some cool stuff kids teach me about communion based on things that have happened to me:<\/p>\n

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  1. Run down the aisle.<\/strong>\u00a0It is okay to run down the aisle for communion. In fact shouldn’t we all be running to feast with Christ? Next time, don’t walk to communion – run.<\/li>\n
  2. Take communion with a stuffed animal.<\/strong>\u00a0This should be acceptable, as long as the stuff animal is served communion as well. Kids understand that everyone is welcomed to the table. Human and teddy bear alike.<\/li>\n
  3. Drink every drop.<\/strong>\u00a0It is critical that every drop of grape juice and morsel of bread is consumed at communion. Who cares is people are waiting behind you to move back to their pews, you do not leave that table until you have been able to take ever last moment you can with Christ..<\/li>\n
  4. Ask for a “big piece”.<\/strong>\u00a0Why settle for just a little bit of Christ? Don’t we all want a “big piece” of Christ?<\/li>\n
  5. Dunk the whole piece into the cup.\u00a0<\/strong>If you get to dip the bread into the juice, soak that bread and be sure to no worry about drips or stains (see points 3 and 4 for justification).<\/li>\n
  6. Seek out the leftovers.<\/strong>\u00a0The bread of Life is too good to discard in the trash or fed to the birds. That is why we eat all the bread after worship.<\/li>\n
  7. Being shy is okay.<\/strong>\u00a0Kids understand that it is an honor to be at the table of God and they do not demand a place but know that it is a treat to be there. Being shy to kids is like being humble to adults. Humility at the table of God? Great idea.<\/li>\n
  8. Laugh.<\/strong>\u00a0Partaking in the banquet of God is a joyful event! Smile, laugh and if you need to, put a rubber crocodile on your head and make the pastor laugh with you.<\/li>\n
  9. Express thanks.<\/strong>\u00a0One thumbs up at the meal is something, but two thumbs up is great.<\/li>\n
  10. Save some for later.<\/strong>\u00a0Putting bread into your pocket seems like a reasonable way to take Christ into the world.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Thanks to Jason Valendy author of the Be The Change blog<\/a>. Jason is co-pastor of\u00a0Saginaw United Methodist Church\u00a0in Saginaw, Texas.<\/p>\n

    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\u2019s culture. My wife, Estee Valendy and I co-pastor Saginaw UMC and we share the joy and\u00a0privilege\u00a0of being the parents of our sons, Jude and Evan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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