When people think of the word sacrament, such images as baptism and the Lord’s Supper come to mind. In many Christian traditions, sacrament is a particular means of grace that God grants us. In less theological language, it’s the vehicle God uses to drive home his love and favor in our hearts. The elements that are used in Christian sacramental theology (bread, wine, oil, and water) remind us that God uses the ordinary stuff of daily life to communicate something of God’s loving presence among us.
