Communion: A Second Look at Traditional Teachings… a Layman’s Look
Having some Catholic friends in my life I have had further exposure to Catholic ways of living, and recently I have been thinking about Communion. Perhaps being a non-Catholic I have the liberty to think in different ways about the tradition of Communion. Perhaps the act itself of Communion is a kind of “earth to heaven” telegraph message in an age where internet was not around, an action that would set up a message to someone for a particular purpose. Perhaps we can think about it like those lights that send huge beams into the night sky, a bat signal sent to batman, except this is a “God” signal letting him know you want something, an agreed upon signal if you will.
Quite a few years ago I had a deep understanding, one that left me feeling such deep regret and sadness. I was in a time in my life where I was in a lot of pain and I was asking for help all the time. Just as frequently I would receive profound dreams and visions. Amazing while they were happening and deeply touching, they never seemed to impact my situation. The following day and the days afterward I would feel stuck and within my pain, and again I would take up my plea for help.
The deep understanding? Each dream or vision contained a feeling, a power, something that spoke to me. I was to copy and practice that feeling. The feeling was the…
