A personal relationship with Christ is not built on feelings, passing emotions, or private interpretations of Scripture. It is built on communion with Him as He comes to us.
In the Eucharist, Christ does not simply speak words from the past. He gives Himself in the present. He does not remain at a distance, waiting for us to imagine Him. He enters into us physically, spiritually, and sacramentally. There is no relationship more personal than this: the Creator of heaven and earth giving His very flesh and blood so that He may dwell within you.
This is why the first Christians in Corinth were willing to risk everything. For them, to receive the Eucharist was not symbolic. It was not a reminder. It was the living Christ, offering His life to them in an unbreakable union. That is why Paul could say, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” He lived that reality because Christ had entered him through the Eucharist.
A true personal relationship with Christ is not private. It is sacramental. It binds you to Him and to His Body, the Church. It is personal, but never individualistic. When you receive the Eucharist, you are united to Christ and, through Him, to every member of His Body. That is why the Eucharist is the fullest, deepest, and most authentic personal relationship with Christ that can exist.
