UNDERSTANDING
To fully understand how the Eucharist, the most important Catholic sacrament of all, is a connection between God and his faithful believers, we must first understand why God decided to create Jesus Christ as his physical embodiment in the first place. Originally, jesus was a free spirit who lived and reigned with Jesus in the Kingdom of Heaven before being sent down to Bethlehem in the form of Our Blessed Mary's first child. Jesus was and continues to remain the only human entity directly created by God himself (which leads to the title only-begotten Son). Jesus was transferred into Mary's womb by the power of the Holy Spirit, who declared that Mary had been born free of sin.
God had sent Jesus to earth in human form in order to teach the world about the truth of God and his kingdom in heaven. Jesus successfully fulfilled his mission through the many recounts and parables we see in the Bible where he used metaphorical scenarios to teach the people of Jerusalem about everlasting life (John 18:36) as well as finding joy and solace within one's self (Matthew 6:19-21). He taught stories with morals that instructed people on how to fulfill the world of God and be a faithful believer in him. He also was an embodiment of sacrifice as he followed God's will to come down to Earth and teach people the truth about him rather than stay amongst the luxuries of heaven. Tragically, Jesus was also sent to us in order to free us of mortal sin. As made clear in the Bible, we have all been born of a sin that leads to our eventual death due to Adam's disobeying of God's orders. Jesus, however, was of a pure soul. Despite this, he chose to die for our sins so that we would be able to enjoy the Kingdom of Heaven .
It is this reason that the Eucharist is a direct connection to God. The Eucharist is final piece of tangible evidence on Earth that we can see the presence of Christ within. Christ's many teachings and lessons about God and the Kingdom that we will soon inherit are kept alive through the tradition of the Eucharist. It is through the Eucharist that we maintain our one last physical connection to Jesus Christ, who as just made evident, was the physical embodiment of God.
God had sent Jesus to earth in human form in order to teach the world about the truth of God and his kingdom in heaven. Jesus successfully fulfilled his mission through the many recounts and parables we see in the Bible where he used metaphorical scenarios to teach the people of Jerusalem about everlasting life (John 18:36) as well as finding joy and solace within one's self (Matthew 6:19-21). He taught stories with morals that instructed people on how to fulfill the world of God and be a faithful believer in him. He also was an embodiment of sacrifice as he followed God's will to come down to Earth and teach people the truth about him rather than stay amongst the luxuries of heaven. Tragically, Jesus was also sent to us in order to free us of mortal sin. As made clear in the Bible, we have all been born of a sin that leads to our eventual death due to Adam's disobeying of God's orders. Jesus, however, was of a pure soul. Despite this, he chose to die for our sins so that we would be able to enjoy the Kingdom of Heaven .
It is this reason that the Eucharist is a direct connection to God. The Eucharist is final piece of tangible evidence on Earth that we can see the presence of Christ within. Christ's many teachings and lessons about God and the Kingdom that we will soon inherit are kept alive through the tradition of the Eucharist. It is through the Eucharist that we maintain our one last physical connection to Jesus Christ, who as just made evident, was the physical embodiment of God.