10.21.2008

Do "this" in remembrance of me

Jesus says this at Passover referring to his body and blood. In Rob Bell's new book Jesus Wants to Save Christians (yes, read it) he suggests that the "this" refers more to his lifestyle and example he gave us then actually the breaking of bread (communion/eucharist/mass/whatever you want to call it). His "broken" body (the bread) reminds us to live in humility, to live out of our brokenness to serve others, following the example he gave in all he did. The blood of Christ (wine) reminds us that our sins have been taken care of for good and so has everyone else's so live without boundaries and accept EVERYONE, love everyone as Christ did (your enemies, your family, friends, people that have wronged you. people that you've wronged, people different from you, people from other religious groups, social status, people with different political ideas, theological ideas) and give yourself, your BLOOD sweat and tears for the cause of the kingdom. Do "this" in remembrance of Him. Then the world would look much different...it becomes more than a ritual...it becomes a way of LIFE. so may we REMEMBER Jesus daily by following his example. Yes, take the wine, eat the bread but when doing so remember what matters...live HIS lifestyle and do THAT in remembrance of Him.

Grace and Peace,
-Ty