Category Archives: Communion Meditations

Communion Meditation: Jesus Gave Thanks

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Jay F Guin

(Luk 22:17-20 ESV) 17 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves. 18 For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit … Continue reading →

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Communion Meditation: On Being Thankful for What Makes Me Happy

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Jay F Guin

In a profoundly insightful post, Matt Dabbs wrote, If I am honest with myself 99.9% of the things I am thankful for make me happy. But when you read Jesus’ thankfulness over his broken body and his poured out blood … Continue reading →

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Communion Meditations: On Breaking Bread

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Jay F Guin

The scriptures speak of the Lord’s Supper in terms of “breaking bread.”  For example, (Act 20:7 ESV) On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on … Continue reading →

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Communion Meditation: “Broken for You”

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Jay F Guin

All my life, doubtlessly thousands of times, I’ve participated in a communion service where I was told to remember Jesus’ broken body. And we should do exactly that. But I’ve never been told that his “broken body” is not just … Continue reading →

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Communion Meditation/Election: John 6:44 and the Passover, Part 4

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Epilogue — The Watch (Mark 14:33-34)  He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. 34 “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them. … Continue reading →

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Communion Meditation: The Taste of Faith

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Imagine that you’re walking the roads of Jerusalem in First Century Palestine. It hasn’t rained in weeks, and the roads are so dusty that when the wind picks up, you can barely breathe. It’s the spring, so the days are … Continue reading →

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Communion Meditation: The Blood of the Covenant, Part 2

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Jay F Guin

(Exo 29:38-46)  “This is what you are to offer on the altar regularly each day: two lambs a year old. 39 Offer one in the morning and the other at twilight. 40 With the first lamb offer a tenth of … Continue reading →

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Communion Meditations: Discerning the Body

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Jay F Guin

In a minute, I’m going to read two brief excerpts from 1 Cor 11. The church at Corinth was abusing the Lord’s Supper. Members were being thoughtless toward one another, particularly treating the poorer members badly. Paul responded by saying, … Continue reading →

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Communion Meditation: Mother’s Day

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Mother’s Day means different things to different people. For many of us taking our mothers out to eat after church, it will mean a very long wait — followed by a great meal with great people. And that got me … Continue reading →

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Communion Meditation: The Meal of Sulha

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Jay F Guin

A few years ago a messianic Jew named Ilan Zamir was driving through an Arab village in Israel at night. He saw a dark blur and felt his car strike something. He stopped and jumped out, only to learn that … Continue reading →

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