Encouragement Post - Coronavirus Distancing Day 24 (Wednesday)

Encouragement Post – Day #24 (Wednesday) Our church had a meaningful and yet very unusual service of Holy Communion tonight together, while each in our own homes, commemorating what Jesus commanded us to do until He comes again. We drink. We eat. And we remember.

Luke 22:15-20 “And He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I shall never again eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves; for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.” And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.”

This is a wonderful song about our sacrament by Keith & Kristyn Getty and Stuart Townend. The version I have attached has lyrics and is pretty easy to sing along with.

Encouragement Post - Coronavirus Distancing Day 23 (Tuesday)

Encouragement Post – Day #23 (Tuesday) This is a beautiful song of the cross, written a good number of years ago now by Babbie Mason… what a gifted artist! This song is so, so beautiful in its truth and in its art. “Whenever I resist it, I am not at rest. It hovers there inviting me to be a humble guest. I need it daily, this I know. So, with my selfish tears in tow and with my fighting fears I go to the cross.”

A perfect meditation for Holy Week…

To the Cross
by Babbie Mason

A place inside my spirit
Beckons from a hill
Sometimes I choose to visit
Sometimes against my will
I take the long and sloping road
As though I hear some rooster crow
And driven by a prayer I go
To the cross

Whenever I resist it
I am not at rest
It hovers there inviting me
To be a humble guest
I need it daily this I know
So with my selfish tears in tow
And with my fighting fears I go
To the cross

And there I lay them down
For the Savior's love
Because He gave His flawless life
I take it up

And so I will determine
This cross to be my friend
And I will bear it in my heart
Until my pride is dead
Part of me will tell it no
But Christ was there before me so
I'll follow faithfully and go
To the cross
I'll follow faithfully and go
To the cross