Dear Editor,
David Robertson’s comments on Communion in the November issue of en were interesting and I agree with him concerning the importance of the sacrament, its joy, solemnity and deep spiritual nourishment. Sharing in Communion should be a priority for us to experience the presence of the Lord. However, I fail to see the jump he makes to state that it cannot be shared online.
The church is people, not buildings. When we livestream services, although physically separate, are we not the church come together to worship? When we meet on Zoom for Bible study, children’s activities, etc. we are ‘doing church’. There is no more need for us to be in the same physical space to share Communion than there is to be in the same space to worship and pray together.
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