Remember?

Dad and I would stand at the kitchen sink on Easter after church and eat raw oysters on saltine crackers while Mom prepared a tasty meal. I can still smell it!! It’s a reminder. A memory. I’ll never eat an oyster again without thinking of my Dad. I don’t think there’s a soul out there that wants to be un remembered. Notice I didn’t say forgotten. Forgetting is just a human problem out of our control. We can’t help it when we forget things. We can choose not to remember. If we deem something worthy of remembering we will do whatever it takes not to forget. We will set reminders for ourselves in all kinds of ways. Jesus on this day many years ago was having a meal with his crew like he had many times before. But this time it was different. The weight of the cross was upon him. His concern for all of us was heavy on his mind. He gave his disciples a reminder. It was given to us as well. In Luke 22:19 Jesus takes bread and he tells them “ this is my body given for you;do this in remembrance of me. Like the bread, Jesus’ body was about to be broken. His blood about to be shed. He was telling them, hey guys, when you get together and break bread remember me. Remember the heavy price I paid for you! It’s worked! It’s been over two thousand years and we still eat the bread and drink the cup and remember him! While it should be a time of sober reflection on the suffering he took upon himself in our place it should also be a joy filled celebration! We have eternal life because of him!! Choose to remember this!! Get together with your Christian brothers and sisters and break bread with the intention of remembering Jesus Christ our Savior!! Thank you Jesus for coming!! Help us to always remember!!
Have a blessed day!!