Edward Taylor

     This is probably the first reading that I really did not get into that much.  I found the meditations somewhat confusing.  I understood better through our discussions in class what the meditations were more about.  Taylor was very talented at creating wonderful poetry to go along with the sacred communion.  Communion is a very confusing theological subject and I think that Taylor's idea of using these meditations as a way of explaining what communion is and the reason's why we celebrate communion.  I thought the idea of using the meditations as an elaborate metaphor of what Taylor believes about communion is very unique and interesting.  Often times people need images to understand a topic and using a metaphor can allow the reader or listener to learn through imagery.  Although I did not find the meditations extremely interesting I was able to understand why he wrote them and the importance of the meditations at the time.