About Communion

So, today was one of the rare days I felt compelled to try to take communion again. All the talk today about the Last Supper and Easter and receiving the body of Christ was very inspiring! I think today was my last attempt however, until (if I decide to in the future) I am baptized as a catholic, and go through rigorous ritual training with you!

This time I got one part right - I said amen, BUT it was awkward 'cause when I walked up, the guy was looking at me like I was supposed to do something before he said "body of Christ". [am i supposed to do the whole cross thing or something? i saw some people do that - but I feel really wrong doing that as a protestant! I'd probably do it wrong anyway and go to my right 1st or something. that's wrong, right??!] SO, after a long pause he says "body of Christ" and I say AMEN very proudly.

Then I had a flashback to church growing up where we (or the pastor) would actually break the bread before we ate it. ha - so I instinctively pressed down on my "bread" to snap it before I put it in my mouth. Well, I guess Catholic bread is harder than baptist bread because the thing cracked into a million pieces in my hand! I didn't know what to do - so as I was walking away trying to stop myself from laughing out loud, I cupped my hand, threw back my head and tried to discreetly accept my crumpled portion of the "body of Christ". Once again, everyone else was doing the whole criss-cross and letting the bread dissolve in their mouths, and I was walking back chewing and confused.

That was my third and final failed attempt at accepting communion at a catholic church.