"Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies…” — Psalm 23:
Fellow Christians
Today, I want to take you to the mist-covered hills of 17th-century
Scotland. Not because we seek to escape our world, but because I believe Christ
was just as present there as He is here now. And if we listen closely, we’ll
find the gospel echoing through the heather and stone.
There, among the shadows of persecution, the Covenanters—men
and women who would not renounce their allegiance to Christ as Head of the
Church—gathered quietly in glens and forests. And what did they gather around?
Not a fortress. Not a pulpit.
But a table.
Often, it was no more than a blanket laid over a rock. Sometimes a few
crusts of bread and a flask of wine. But there, surrounded by danger, they
celebrated the same communion we celebrate today. Why? Because they believed,
fiercely and tenderly, that Christ had not abandoned them—and never
would.
You see, they understood something we must never forget: the Lord’s Table is
not just about remembrance. It is about presence.
It is a declaration, whispered or shouted, that Jesus Christ is here,
in the hills and in the heart, in sorrow and in song.
They knew that grace is not a doctrine to be dissected. Grace is someone.
And He meets us here.
So what about us?
What if communion isn’t just something we do at church, but a rhythm we live
in the middle of our days—in the ordinary, and yes, even in the terrifying?
What if the Table is set not just on Sunday mornings, but in hospital rooms,
broken homes, and quiet commutes?
The real miracle isn’t that Jesus once ate with His
disciples. The miracle is that He still does—with you and with me.
So let’s come. Not with fear. Not with shame.
Let’s come as the Covenanters of Scotland came—trusting that even when the
world trembles, the Table stands firm.
Because Christ is not watching us from a
distance. He is eating with us in the glen today, tomorrow and
forevermore . Amen.
Rev. Todd Crouch, Pastor
Topinabee Community Church
Topinabee, Michigan
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