Communion table
Friday, November 16th, 2007
Some Protestant churches in Scotland would place long tables in the middle of their sanctuaries for celebration of communion. Later, they got rid of the tables in order to use their space more efficiently. (I personally think it was because one of the bishop’s brothers fabricated and sold aluminum individual communion cup trays, but I digress.) The communion table above (from the 1800’s) transformed normal pews into communion tables, with congregants sitting on benches on either side of the long, center table where bread and wine were served.
The table is narrow. The communion is close… Eye to eye, so to speak, allowing for interaction and expressions of faith of one believer to another.
So this Sunday when you eat at the Lord’s table, truly eat it with a brother or sister. Look them in the eye. Tell them you believe. And let the communion begin.
