reconcile before a true Eucharist can take place. For this reason the Didache requires that any who has differences with another not participate in the Eucharist until the two parties have reconciled95 (see also Matt. 5:23–26). From the earliest times Christians have exchanged a kiss of peace before the Eucharist as an indication that the Eucharist demands reconciliation. This practice is a sign of a peace that cannot be specified through the formal adjudication of contractual obligations, but can
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