The Sacred Meal

The Sacred Meal is a part of the 8 book “The Ancient Practices Series” from Thomas Nelson. It is also now the third one I have read in this series, and I must say that I enjoyed this more than the others(Fasting by Douglas Leblanc and The Liturgical Year by Joan Chittister). This is clearly a touchy subject but the approach of this series is not to push for the right answers or argue for the proper interpretation.

In The Sacred Meal, Nora Gallagher gives us a balance of the history of the Eucharist(writing herself from an Episcopalian perspective, although not limited to that)as well as some personal experiences she had in different settings. The poignancy of celebrating it in a soup kitchen is remarkable and is very telling as relates to the idea of getting our fill from Christ.

This book was a quick read and would definitely be recommended for anyone looking for some different examples of celebrating Communion outside of what you're used to.


Full disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of The Sacred Meal as a part of Thomas Nelson’s Book Sneeze program.