The Eucharist

Why should we thank God?

Everything that we are and have comes from God. Paul says, "What have you that you did not receive?" (1 Cor 4:7). Being grateful to God, the giver of all good things, makes you happy. The greatest prayer of thanks is the "Eucharist" ("thanksgiving" in Greek) of Jesus, in which he takes bread and wine so as to offer in them to God all of creation, transformed. Whenever Christians give thanks, they are joining in Jesus' great prayer of thanksgiving. For we, too, are transformed and redeemed by Jesus, and so from the depths of our hearts we can be grateful and tell God this in a variety of ways.>>>>>>

This is from Flocknote’s daily delivery of The Catechism in a Year. 

Notice the meaning of the Eucharist. Jesus, by the offering of His body and blood on the cross, actually offered all of creation to God. 

He, the Creator, is now the Redeemer of the whole universe, and He offers it back to His Father as a sacrifice of praise. 

Think about that for awhile. 

Sometimes the criticism is raised that it is the Catholic Church that will not enter into communion with Protestants. That is partly true, because the Protestant concept of Communion is not the same as that found in the Church’s teaching about the Eucharist. 

There is nothing in the above statement, however, that a Protestant should disagree with. 

See, the Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith.