"AS they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins" (Matt. 26: 26-28).
In the Eucharist, Christians have for centuries been perpetuating the memory of the Master's sacrifice in behalf of sick and sinning humanity. But if we are to experience the full fruitage of his great mission, something more vital than mere remembrance is needed. The healing, saving mission of Christianity will be fulfilled only as the burden of sin is overcome through Christ.
It was through his sinlessness that Jesus gave proof of his superiority over the flesh, including his dominion over death. It is to his life, then, rather than to his death, that Christian Scientists direct their devoted attention. To do the works he did, we must understand the spiritual import of his ministry, and it is through these works that we give proof of our unity with him and with the Father through him. Works, not rites and ceremonies, characterize the religious aspect of Christian Science.
