Of the term, sacramental, a variety of thoughts enter the minds of believers. While, for some, sacramental might be linked to salvific grace, the nature of the word’s Latin roots suggests sacredness. Glenn Packiam’s 2019 publication, Blessed, Broken, Given, illuminates the concept of sacramental life in Christ. In Jesus’ hands, frail people become blessed; in Jesus’ hands, brokenness allows Christians to become open to the grace of God; and in Jesus’ hands, believers realize that sacred life is not for selfish gains but rather for the glory of the one who has redeemed.[1] Bread is used in the Lord’s Table as a deep reality of Christ and his body on earth: the church, i.e. while the element of bread is surely imagery, what it symbolizes, sacramental life, is reality. Discussing sacramental life as a work in three primary movements (blessed, broken, given), Glenn Packiam contends for the participation of those redeemed by Christ.
