By Juliet Vedral

I still recall that moment when I first heard the words of the liturgy: "The gifts of God for the people of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving."

I had never considered the Lord's Supper as feeding on Christ. Growing up in a charismatic, non-denominational church and then embracing my faith as an adult at a Presbyterian church, I found this to be a foreign (and admittedly strange) concept that didn't fully take root in me until after I began attending an Anglican church on Capitol Hill.

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