1 Corinthians 11:26

We always stand at the junction between past and future. That means we benefit from both God’s deeds from the past and his promises about the future. The things he has done guarantee the things he has said he’ll do.

As that present junction point moves forward, we carry with us observances that combine memory and hope. The Lord’s Supper is one such observance. That fact appears in one of Paul’s comments to the Corinthians: “As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup you show the Lord’s death [past] till he comes [future].” His coming again is as certain as his death before; that hope is as grounded as that memory.