Post by Woody Williams on Feb 23, 2007 8:35:40 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- I Corinthians 11:27-33
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Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in
an unworthy manner will be answerable for the body and blood of the
Lord. Examine yourselves, and only then eat of the bread and drink
of the cup. For all who eat and drink without discerning the body,
eat and drink judgment against themselves. For this reason many of
you are weak and ill, and some have died. But if we judged ourselves,
we would not be judged. But when we are judged by the Lord, we are
disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world.
So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, wait
for one another.
Devotional
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The Eucharistic meal of the Christian Church has its roots in the
Passover meal. A lamb was sacrificed and its blood becomes an
identification marker of one who is to be passed over by death when
one carries that mark or is put on the door post. It is the gift of
life. Jesus speaks of his own death as a gift of life. His cross
becomes the mark worn on the forehead of the baptized. Participating
in the Eucharist is remembering Jesus' gift and living it out in care
for the others in the Christian community.
Prayer
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Give me a desire to share in the Eucharist and live out the love
given me, Lord. Amen
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Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in
an unworthy manner will be answerable for the body and blood of the
Lord. Examine yourselves, and only then eat of the bread and drink
of the cup. For all who eat and drink without discerning the body,
eat and drink judgment against themselves. For this reason many of
you are weak and ill, and some have died. But if we judged ourselves,
we would not be judged. But when we are judged by the Lord, we are
disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world.
So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, wait
for one another.
Devotional
----------
The Eucharistic meal of the Christian Church has its roots in the
Passover meal. A lamb was sacrificed and its blood becomes an
identification marker of one who is to be passed over by death when
one carries that mark or is put on the door post. It is the gift of
life. Jesus speaks of his own death as a gift of life. His cross
becomes the mark worn on the forehead of the baptized. Participating
in the Eucharist is remembering Jesus' gift and living it out in care
for the others in the Christian community.
Prayer
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Give me a desire to share in the Eucharist and live out the love
given me, Lord. Amen