Communion IV

All time collapses into a single moment.
As we gather we are transported
To be with all the saints who've gone before
And all who will come after us—
Scattered across time and space,
Yet one body
Partaking of one loaf,
One cup,
Giving thanks eternally.
As we commune,
As we consume,
God consummates the covenant.


In that one perfect moment:
Before the foundation of the world
At the center of time
And yet to come,
Timeless grace breaks into time.
By this grace we glimpse the Lamb
Slaughtered and worthy
Once for all.
We sit in that upper room
And at the wedding feast.