As a Catholic the Eucharistic Christ is central and of utmost importance to my faith. What is central to yours

Question

Just wanted a bit of share and learn.
Peace Be With You,
Debra

Answer 1

Jesus is the central figure in my life, His most manifest form, on this planet, is in the Eucharist as you have pointed out.

Answer 2

I have just re-read an account of your Eucharist from the book Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh. I was amazed to see how the Bread and Wine took on the body and blood of Christ. For us when we eat we try to be mindful of what our food is as well. For us it becomes everything that made it. To eat a leaf we are eating the rain that watered it, the earth that supported it and sun rays that feed it. In all it becomes all. We try to remember this at all times.
While this is very important I am reminded of a teaching of the Christ that it is not so much what goes into the body as what comes out. For me, if I were to only work on one teaching, it would be to be mindful of speech. They words that we use and their intent can be far more damaging than any other weapon. The Christ also shared that malice words were the same as murder. On these counts our faith is very much reflections of each other.

Answer 3

The sacrament is the primary reason for attending church on Sunday. The most important thing to my faith is my testimony, the knowledge I have that Jesus is the Christ, that Heavenly Father knows me and loves me, and that the scriptures are true - to name just a few parts of my testimony. I'm grateful that every week I can renew my baptismal covenants and start the week off right by taking the sacrament worthily. I'm grateful that I can repent and talk with my Heavenly Father whenever I need to (which is all the time.)

Answer 4

As a non-denominational Christian, my utmost important thing in my faith is just simply having Jesus in my life. Also just listening and seeing what God has to show me, and knowing He is making a survivor out of me. He does that with anyone who chooses to view themselves as a survivor. I know it's not always easy, because I used to not view myself as an emotionally strong person.
When I'm visiting a church that has Communion, it is important to me that I take Christ's body and blood. Right now I'm just floating around different churches/denomintations.

Peace also with you always, Debra, and I love you! :-)

Answer 5

Jesus and the Holy Spirit are central and of utmost important. I do not know what Eucharistic means if it means died and resurrected then I'm with you on that one.

Answer 6

Helping others, serving others in the ways that I am best suited. I believe that the God that I believe in is most interested in my doing that, and doesn't worry about anything else, except that I not hurt anyone, including myself either.

And I don't go for the dogma of any particular faith anymore, as dogmas have been the cause of many wars, tortures(you know what I am referring to: Inquisition), and other persecutions.

I await the day that there arises a new faith based soley upon love, tolerance, acceptance, and service towards all. Today's and yesterday's Christian faith, along with many other faiths just doesn't meet that standard.

Answer 7

The Eucharist is Jesus own way for us to worship.
The trinity is the tops in my catholic Faith.

Answer 8

Same thing. I try to live a Eucharistic life which means a life of sacrifice and love for others.

Answer 9

Central to my faith is the Atonement of Jesus Christ where by taking upon himself the sins of the world he became the perfect judge, allowing me to turn all judgment over to him of both myself and others, and allowing me to trust his power to transform me into a more qualified servant in his work to bring to pass the immortality and Eternal life of man.

Answer 10

I've heard told that Methodists view coffee as a sacrament (see, I can say that because I'm a Methodist! :)

I've found that listening for God is central to my faith. Most often, I hear God speak through other people... and not necessarily Christians! I've been listening to you, Debra, and I do believe I've heard something of God through your words.

peace respects regards