I have always liked to eat.  I never forget to eat.  I actually just had a snack even though lunch is only about 40 minutes away.  I know I do not live by bread alone but eating is a God-ordained means of energy renewal.  God is the Sustainer of life but one way He chooses to keep us from “weariness” is His provision of snacks, meals and beverages.   This common reality among all humanity is the reason God often uses eating as a metaphor in our life with Him.  We all understand “thirst.”  We all understand “hunger.”  According to God’s design, food and drink nourishes and refreshes our physical body.  But, there is more to us than our physical bodies…we are also spiritual beings and while some food is referred to as “soul food” or “comfort food” the truth is we need more than food and drink for our inner life.   Jesus gave us the Communion Memorial to help us see the connection.  His flesh is food indeed and His blood is drink indeed.  I don’t believe we are actually consuming Jesus in the Communion service but I do believe that only Jesus can satisfy the deepest needs of my soul.  His incarnation and His sacrificial death on the cross mean that I am loved, forgiven, received by God, welcomed into the Triune fellowship, secure forever, being restored and headed for Heaven!  He has eliminated the fear of death (though the dying part is a bit troubling L), He has given us purpose, meaning, promise of reward, forever life and freedom from guilt.  He has made us alive!  A Snickers Bar cannot do all that!  The reason we receive and consume the bread and the cup is because that action is a symbol of receiving what Christ has provided for the nourishment and joy of our soul.  Join us Sunday morning around the Table of Remembrance for some real soul food.