Jesus is truly present in this wonderful sacrament. The Lutheran Confessions state that Jesus' body and blood are present "in, with, and under" the elements of the bread and the wine. The bread and the wine remain, yet Christ comes to us in them. This is as real as it gets. The same Jesus, born of the virgin Mary, the same Jesus who walked this earth, the same Jesus who suffered and died, the same Jesus who rose, is truly present in the sacrament. God imparts this gift of grace to us to strengthen our faith and nourish our souls.
That is why we call it "Communion," because God communes with His people, and His people commune together with Him.
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