At the last supper Jesus said to His Apostles: "Take, eat: this is my body." "Take, drink: this is my blood." The words of Christ Himself are very clear. Christ explains the bread to be His body and the wine to be His blood. We therefore receive the bread and wine unquestionably as the body and blood of Christ Himself.
Jesus said to the Jews: "Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood you have no life in you. Almost all of His followers at this point left Him because they believed they were being told to practice cannibalism. But Christ reiterated: "My flesh is real food and my blood is real drink." He did not back down from His words.
We must therefore hold fast to our faith that the Eucharistic elements are in fact the body and blood of Jesus Christ. No matter what your senses tell you, be steadfast in your faith. Thank Christ every day for nourishing you with His body and blood.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
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