Incidently, Buechner on communion:
Unfermented grape juice is a bland and pleasant drink ... [but] it is a ghastly symbol of the life blood of Jesus Christ, especially when served in individual antiseptic, thimble-sized glasses. Wine is booze, which means it is dangerous and drunk-making. It makes the timid brave and the reserved amorous. It loosens the tongue and breaks the ice especially when served in a loving cup. It kills germs. As symbols go, it is a rather splendid one.
posted by Jude | 12:45 PM
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i completely agree! grape juice doesn't burn when it goes down and warm your insides either.
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Are you suggesting we get hosed during communion?
Only with a gun to our heads, Erica! And little pink umbrellas.
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