All through the book of Exodus, we learn how God has set up boundaries to keep His people at a distance. There are rules (and rules and rules) about what His people must do in order to be able to come even a little bit near Him in the temple. Because He is Holy and perfect, anything (or anyone) who is not holy or perfect will die if they even glimpse at His holy presence. But God made a way for us to be close to Him and that is through Jesus Christ's sacrifice on the cross.

When we take our bread and wine each Sunday, we are participating in a physical symbol of the spiritual practice of God's communion with us through Jesus. Through this communion, we eat, drink and remember what Jesus has done for us and how God loved us so much that He made a way for us to be with Him forever. No more distance and only eternity in His presence.