1 Corinthians 11:23–26 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

This past Sunday, Cheryl played the keyboard for the late service at our congregation. It is up front in the chancel area. When she plays, I often run the PowerPoint slides for the service from the balcony, which I did on that day. Usually someone comes up to run the slides for me at the beginning of the distribution of Holy Communion so that I can come downstairs to commune with Cheryl and the Elders and Ushers assisting that day. For many years during my ministry, we were not able to take Holy Communion together, so we try to do so now as often as possible.

There was a mix-up and no one came upstairs, so I started the video/song that would play at the beginning of the distribution and hurried downstairs. Cheryl was about to kneel at the rail as I reached the doorway at the back of the sanctuary. I walked briskly up the aisle and knelt down beside her just in time to take the Lord’s Supper with her.

After the service, a member came up to me and said, “I saw you sprinting up to communion today. At first I laughed, but then It made me think that we should all have that attitude of ‘I can’t wait to get up there to take the Lord’s Supper!’”

Indeed. What a blessing God gives us in this Sacrament: The very body and blood of Jesus, which He offered to make payment for your sin. This is given to assure you that the forgiveness Jesus earned was FOR YOU. It makes it personal, coming to you through the tangible means of bread and wine, but by the power of God’s Word the body and blood of Jesus are truly there. Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.

Something worth running to!

Psalm 122:1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!”