Faith and Frequency

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We come to this table on a weekly basis. It is frequently assumed by many that the only reason for this would be because of some kind of superstitious regard for the merits of the Supper.

But superstition is a matter of the heart, a question of attitude. At the time of the Reformation, the established church had reduced communion to an annual event, and that rarity was the result of a superstitious and idolatrous view of the Supper. The Reformers were those who pressed for frequent communion. John Calvin tried, unsuccessfully, to establish weekly communion.

But superstition is flexible in the joints and can push the other way also. There are some who seek out opportunities for daily communion for superstitious reasons—they are afraid that grace leaks out of them too quickly. When pouring grace into a sieve, the proposed solution is pour lots more instead of looking for a bucket. So this kind of frequency is quite different from the excitement which caused the early Christians to break bread daily and from house to house.

Faith banishes superstition. And you are summoned to this Table by the faithful God, and His appointed instrument for drawing you here is the faith which He gives to you. Do not dare to come with any other motive. Teach your children to come in faith. Believing that God will do here what He promised to do is not superstition at all. Rather, superstition should be defined as any form of unbelief that keeps us away from the nourishment God has given to us. That unbelief might manifest itself through shrinking back, or by rushing headlong.

But we are confident of better things in your case. The table is set, and you are most welcome. Come in the faith that brought you here.

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