Communion RE:commitment

Communion ought to be a time of celebration. Communion is meant to be a time of remembering all that Christ has done for us as believers. Communion lends itself naturally then, to recommitment.

Let Thy blood in mercy poured,

Let Thy gracious body broken,

Be to me, O gracious Lord,

Of Thy boundless love the token;

Thou didst give Thyself for me,

Now I give myself to Thee.

excerpt from The Book of Praise, #200 by John Brownlie

TQ's:

1. When last I celebrated communion, did I fully appreciate the boundless love behind the tokens/symbols? Did I hurry past that too quickly?


2. When I think of the fellowship or communion that I now have with God, do I remember that it was paid for with a priceless gift -- the gift of life? Do I remember that I could not do it on my own?


3. How should grace and mercy affect my communion with the others that are gathered around the table with me? Do I gush mercy and grace on them out of the overflow that has been given to me?


4. For a fellow sojourner, what are the exploratory implications of the words "Thy boundless love"? Think about Psalm 139 and its connections to this phrase!

At TAB, we just celebrated our monthly RE:commitment to RE:maining in Christ, putting our roots down into the fellowship with God. What a great joy to focus on personal spiritual growth to maximize our representation of our Savior in this broken world.

If you do not have a church home of your own and/or if you are in the Ithaca area, we would love to have you visit our community of believers. We always love spilling the love of Jesus Christ over onto our friends! :)

May God make His face to shine on you!

Pastor Paris