Authentic celebration of communion is an act of revolutionary politics. Communion is a radical political statement about humanity. Far from being a Sabbath day escape from the world, it is a fundamental political stance within it. Communion that is just simply words and motion while forgetting human rights is hollow and displeasing to God. The words, prayers, hymns and songs of communion are worthless if not accompanied by a commitment to liberate the poor. Every communion is a prophetic call to live the Passover - passing through death to life - by transforming ourselves we in turn challenge and transform our society because we chose to locate ourselves in the Kingdom of God. Participation in communion is a pledge to commit ourselves to the cause of integral human liberation and to work for the freedom of millions of our brothers and sisters. It is an eschatological statement expressing hope.
A community celebration of communion solemnly commits all Christians to struggle actively against everything that discriminates against and disintegrates humanity. If a Christian community, after having received the same bread and the same wine, continues to maintain social, economic and cultural difference and inequality then it fails as a Christian community and is in need of forgiveness.
