![]() Sort of like the old adage, hate the sin but love the sinner. No, we may not be happy with the way some people treat us, and we do not have to be their best friends but we should still love them and pray for them. Some people hurt us, some people don’t like us, some consider us enemies but Jesus commanded us to love everyone. In addition to seeking the truth, we are also reminded in this fourth verse to always love. To seek truth is to follow the true path Jesus set before us. Jesus alone understood the essence of truth and the will of the father, and he was not distracted by the things of the world that influence us so deeply today. To know truth is to strive everyday to be like Jesus. Jesus tells us that he is the way, the truth, and the life. We find truth and gain knowledge through all three of these avenues, we shouldn’t just depend on one of these. Hopefully we all go to church on a regular basis, but it is also extremely important that we spend time in prayer and reading our bibles every day. It is also so sad that Jesus had to die for me to gain eternal life. He only reminds us to show us just how much he loved us, and that our focus needs to be on him and his plan for us. He wants us to remember his sacrifice, that was made just for us, so that we could spend eternity one day with him. The third verse reminds us that as we take our communion, we should feel the comfort and peace that comes through Christ. As the song implies and Jesus has stated, everyone is our brother and sister, we should be willing to help them regardless of whether they look or believe as we do. It seems as if too many people today only want to help those of the same nationality, same race, or same political beliefs. We should be opening the doors of our hearts to anyone in need. He told us that everyone is our brother or sister in Christ and he has directed us to treat all of these people the same as he did. He didn’t care what the people looked like, where they came from, why they were in the situation they were in, or even if they were potential enemies. He always took time to heal the sick, feed the hungry, and to share his message. Jesus was followed by people in need everywhere he went. God has already promised us eternal life if we accept his sacrifice, so why wouldn’t we be willing to give our all to fulfill his will for us while on this earth? It is not about us and our problems and our dreams, it is about what God wants. Along with remembering the sacrifice of Christ, we also need to pray that it is God’s will that needs to be done. As we eat and drink from that communion table, that is what we are supposed to be remembering nothing else in our lives is more important that the true meaning of communion. ![]() Jesus gave his life so we could have eternal life. We have communion at church on a regular basis and it is intended to be a reminder for each of us in regards to what happened in that Upper Room long ago. This entire song is about Jesus reminding us to remember the sacrifice he became to save all of us, remember his teachings, remember his love for others, and remember to follow the message he has placed in our hearts. My visit was many years ago, but the words of this song are even more powerful to me today. As we sang in this special place, I was filled with emotion as the sounds began reverberating off the walls and thought about what our Savior was preparing to do for each of us. It was amazing to be where Jesus conducted the Last Supper and let his disciples know what was about to happen. I can still remember walking up those worn steps to get to the Upper Room and then entering what is now an empty room with columns being the only items within the room. Some of the sites included the Garden Tomb, Bethlehem Square on Christmas Eve, and the Upper Room. I was part of a church youth choir that toured various sites in Israel and we sang at each of the historical sites. ![]() This song has a very special meaning to me. ![]() A link to Cynthia Clawson performing the song is at the bottom of this Blog entry. The next song for my Blog was written by Ragan Courtney and Buryl Red and was first released in 1972 as part of the Celebrate Life Musical. ![]()
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