Take and DrinkThoughts on Communion...Take and Drink
What does it mean to take Your cup? When my hand, trembling, reaches out and grasps the stem; when I pull it close and smell the acid tang, I am filled with hope, and with fear. How can I drink? How can you offer?
You know what I am. You know what I've done. You can see my scars, and my tears. I've hurt You. I've betrayed You. I've worshiped other gods, I've been ever so unfaithful. O Jesus, I've lusted after others, and then I've gone to them.
I cry. My tears rain down, flowing into my hair, dripping onto the floor. I am sorry. I do love You. But as soon as You take me into Your
Poems from Dudek's class~Matthew 6:12~Poems from Dudek's class
There once was a man owed a debt, His friend lost a lot on a bet, But then he got saved, And loved and forgave, And so it God's eyes he was set.
Off me, debt lifted, My sin taken, life given; My part? To forgive.
~Luke 9:23-35~
If it's Christ you decide that you'll follow, Then your death you'll be forced to swollow, He'll lead to your grave, But your life He will save, And give yo
The CrossThe image of the Cross fills my vision. It is harsh but vivid, it and the small rise it stands on are set against a dull and empty background. Christ hangs on the Cross, tired but still alive. I stand at the foot of the hill, close but far enough away to see well. I look down a my heart, I have no trouble seeing it. It is disgusting. There is a rotten, slimy stump sitting in the bottom of it. Black and twisted, it is both decaying and thriving, sending it's rotting roots throughout my heart. There is little there that is not infected, it has been growing unchecked for many years. Still, the takeover is not coThe Cross
You GiveTo those who thirst, You give cold water. To those who thirst not, You give thirst. So they may know know You are more than they imagine.You Give
To those who are blind, You give sight. To those who can see, You give light. So they may see the dimness of their vision.
To those who are afraid, You give refuge. To those who fear not, You give fear. So they may understand their smallness.
To those who hurt, You give heal
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Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
~Shakespeare.
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Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
~Shakespeare.
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