Comments on: The Perfect Christmas http://www.kerrins.co.uk/blog/2007/12/the-perfect-christmas/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:32:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: bcg http://www.kerrins.co.uk/blog/2007/12/the-perfect-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-715 bcg Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:04:08 +0000 http://kerrins.co.uk/blog/2007/12/the-perfect-christmas.html#comment-715 It was the way it was presented. First of all, a communion wafer is not used in any other context; second of all, he scented it with 'baby smell' - in the context of a 'perfect Christmas meal' it was clearly intended to evoke the 'baby in the manger'. I think it was the combination of the two that I didn't like. Otherwise, you're correct - the things we use in communion should be just like the things we use every day, i.e. normal bread and wine. I much prefer communion when a real loaf of bread is used, rather than wafers - I think the symbolism of sharing bread from one loaf fits the act better anyway. It was the way it was presented. First of all, a communion wafer is not used in any other context; second of all, he scented it with ‘baby smell’ - in the context of a ‘perfect Christmas meal’ it was clearly intended to evoke the ‘baby in the manger’. I think it was the combination of the two that I didn’t like.

Otherwise, you’re correct - the things we use in communion should be just like the things we use every day, i.e. normal bread and wine. I much prefer communion when a real loaf of bread is used, rather than wafers - I think the symbolism of sharing bread from one loaf fits the act better anyway.

]]> By: John http://www.kerrins.co.uk/blog/2007/12/the-perfect-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-714 John Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:09:11 +0000 http://kerrins.co.uk/blog/2007/12/the-perfect-christmas.html#comment-714 A few random thoughts: 1) There's a traditional German cake eaten at Christmas that uses communion wafers in the cooking of it. I just had some... 2) Isn't communion meant to use "bread such as is normal to be eaten"? 3) Would you object to drinking wine with a meal? or was it just the way it was presented? A few random thoughts:

1) There’s a traditional German cake eaten at Christmas that uses communion wafers in the cooking of it. I just had some…

2) Isn’t communion meant to use “bread such as is normal to be eaten”?

3) Would you object to drinking wine with a meal?

or was it just the way it was presented?

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