I am a singer, songwriter, wife, mother, Jesus follower. I send out a 2-minute read every Tuesday about Jesus and life in God.
Remember Me
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Hi Friends, When we were on our “church tour” about a year and a half ago, something stood out to us. With all the different expressions and traditions that have been handed down through different Christian denominations, there are a few practices they hold in common. One of those practices is communion. In some churches you kneel. In others you’re handed the bread. In some places you pass bits of crackers down the aisle. Some churches do it weekly, others less often, but I have yet to see a church that doesn’t take communion together. Jesus expressly asked us to remember Him in this way. He said a thousand wise things and performed hundreds of miraculous signs. His every word and movement revealed the Father to us. Yet in all the ways He could have asked to be remembered, He chose this one — that we do it with bread and wine. He said to do this: Be filled as you remember Me. Filled, sustained, loved, freed. What a beautiful gift He’s given us in the simple command to remember Him in this way. – Anna |
Anna Blanc
I am a singer, songwriter, wife, mother, Jesus follower. I send out a 2-minute read every Tuesday about Jesus and life in God.
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