How an annual reminder meal of God's salvation ever got turned into a 'every time you enter the doors ritual' escapes me. This is a debate for another thread. But some research on the history of the Christian liturgy might be interesting for you. The bottom line is that the Eucharist only turned into an "annual reminder meal" quite late in history--namely, after the Reformation.
And I wouldn't say Protestants are unified in your view, I might add. You might want to ask any devout Lutheran and Anglican friends how often they have Communion, and what they believe about the Sacrament. The answer might surprise you!
And I wouldn't say Protestants are unified in your view, I might add. You might want to ask any devout Lutheran and Anglican friends how often they have Communion, and what they believe about the Sacrament. The answer might surprise you! All I know is what the Book says:
1 Corinthians 11:20-26
20. When you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper you eat,
21. for as you eat, each of you goes ahead without waiting for anybody else. One remains hungry, another gets drunk.
22. Don't you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? Certainly not!
23. For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread,
24. and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me."
25. In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me."
26. For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.