On Christ the Perfect Eucharistic Person
I have been reflecting all summer long since Trinity Sunday about the eucharistic life. And one of the points I have tried to emphasize is that the word “eucharist” itself means thanksgiving. I want to underscore that this morning, and then see how it connects with the Parable of the Good Samaritan.
“Eucharist” is the English form of the Greek word εὐχαριστία, which means thanksgiving or gratitude. The noun derives from the adjective εὐχάριστος, which means “grateful,” and there is a related verb εὐχαριστέω, which means “to give thanks” and “to be thankful” and this is not as a polite…
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