We have Christ in the Eucharist.
Is this in Luther's Bible?
"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him" (John 6:53–56).For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 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.” 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.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. (1 Cor 11:27-30)
Sadly, I think that the majority of the misunderstanding of the Church by our separated brethren stems from their lack of reception of the Holy Eucharist. Again:
Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you. [55] He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath everlasting life: and I will raise him up in the last day.
You have nothing, Thomas, without the Spirit of the Living God residing in your heart!
Why do you want bread or wine or whatever it is you eat and drink when you can have HIM?
You are substituting ritual and sacraments and I don’t even know what else for the Spirit of God in you, and I am here to tell you that nothing can take His place.
Just as I said to mlizzy, I pray that God will burst in on you and reveal Himself to you in no uncertain terms. And show you that faith is not about Catholicism or Protestantism or any other ism...it is just about Him. Are you willing to give everything up for Him? I did and I have never looked back.