 that I'm entering into this family bond, but there's a solemn warning. Should I break it? And we need to remember that, too, when we come forward to receive the Holy Eucharist. Yes, God is welcoming us into his family, but it also creates a solemn commitment on our part to live as children of God. And that's why we come forward in reverence, making sure that we have confessed our sins, because the breaking of this covenant is a very serious matter.