“and he took bread and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them saying, this is my body which is given for you; this do in remembrance of me.” Comment: The Greek word translated to English for our word, “body”, can have various meanings from the Greek! It can mean a corporate body like the church! This is my body the church! It can mean a natural body or substance and the reality of the flesh! Another Greek meaning is the bodies of men taken in war and made slaves! This is my body a slave made for you! A servant made for you! Remembrance just means to remember. To remember what Christ has done for you! I can understand why the Catholics understood the Eucharist to be the literal body and blood of Christ! Symbolism is not translated here in the word body! However Jesus was crucified only once! Then he said, “It is finished!” However miracles do happen at communion services! If we are to do something in remembrance of Christ then that first experience with Christ whether Salvation or healing returns to us that is the actual event! The first miracle done by Christ in your life! If we forget what he has done for us then we can go astray! I am for having communion services often! There was a French Theologian by the name of Berengar of Tours who lived between between 999-1088 A.D. He opposed Transubstantiation and told his followers it was symbolic only! He said it was a spiritual presence but not a physical presence! Pope Leo IX came down on him real hard! King Henry I imprisoned him! He was extradited to the Island of Cosme for the rest of his life for repentance! Berengar paid a price for his convictions! My personal belief is that they can be symbolic and literal. They can be one in the same! I will never limit God but try to understand the scriptures as presented in their original languages! I will allow the Holy Spirit to interpret for me and compare his word with other scriptures! We also have to remember the times of history in France! France was dealing with Muslim invading armies! Any dissent in the church during this struggle in history would have been severely dealt with by church authorities! James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com