It is said that what we say will last a hundred years but what we do will last for a thousand. The idea is that what we do has more value that what we say.

If we take all the stars and planets of the universe and place them on one end of a balance scale and on the other side stands Jesus. Jesus outweighs them all. I say this illustration to demonstrate that Jesus is greater and more important than anything in the universe, and the universe itself. When we think of something vast and great, we often think of the universe. But have we ever thought of how great Jesus is?

It would seems strange for someone who is not an Orthodox (or Catholic) Christian to consider the contents of the Cup and Plate, placed on the Altar, inside an Orthodox Church, to be the actual Body and Blood of Christ. Those who oppose this idea have difficulty explaining why Christ was so exact and precise about eating His Body and drinking His Blood. In other words, there is not way to “weasel” our way around it. In this context here is no room for “second guessing” or other interpretation. That is, the text speaks for itself; it interprets itself.

We as human beings often make assumptions. Assumptions are ideas or judgments that we make about people based on minimal proof, or in some cases false accusations.