‘I Hope This Still Counts’: Rapper Lecrae Sparks Furor With Communion Tweet

Lecrae, right, and Natalie Grant (left) (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Rapper Lecrae sparked a mixture of frustration, furor, and support with a simple tweet he sent Sunday about partaking in communion.

“Just did communion at home with wheat bread and apple juice,” he wrote. “I hope this still counts.”

Lecrae placed a shrugging man emoji at the end of his message. But what he possibly assumed was just a basic and light-hearted tweet about the eucharist turned into a heavy handed back-and-forth among his followers.

Some supported Lecrae and said his at-home communion act passed muster.

Twitter user @pastoreric answered whether he believed wheat bread and apple juice counted, writing, “Was your heart in the right place? Then, absolutely it did!” And @mattnightingale added, “Did you remember the death and resurrection of Jesus? Yes, it counts.”

See some of the supportive tweets:

Others, though, had a starkly different take, pondering whether Lecrae was showing a “disregard” for God’s holiness. Twitter user @zjsanmiguel responded, “It’s a flat out shame that God’s holiness is shown such disregard.”

And @Lex_Lutheran sad, “Nah bruh. It’s kinda disrespectful to be honest.”

Here are some of the critical tweets:

After seeing the replies, Lecrae posted a follow-up tweet Jan. 3 that offered context to his initial post and admitted he didn’t realize communion was “such a touchy subject.”

“For clarity about my communion post. I learned a lot. Didn’t realize it was such a touchy subject,” he said. “Thanks for grace. … Thanks for the dialogue.”

The rapper included a link to an article titled, “Have You Taken Communion the Jewish Way, as Yeshua Taught?” and said the link “resonated” with him. The article offers insight into the Jewish roots of communion.

This didn’t appease some critics, though, who also took issue with the contents in the article that was shared.

Some, though, said they appreciated Lecae’s “grace” even if they disagreed with him on the communion matter.

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