Remember - Essentials in Worship History

As we learned about communion, the emphasis on remembering really stuck with me. I went back and read the scriptures in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John about why we take the bread and wine. Earlier in class Dan talks about us being a forgetful people and Jesus states in His address that we should partake of this ceremony often.

Why is it so easy to forget what Christ has done for us? I continually reflect back on the Israelites, and hope that I will not fall into the trap of forgetfulness, but all too often I do.

I started this song but was not able to complete it without the help of my Pastor, David Cooper. I knew what I wanted it to say, but was not quite sure how to say it. The verse starts off as Jesus gathers His disciples in the upper room and prepares them for what He was sent here to do. After the first half of the verse I tried to bring it into a congregational setting, and in the chorus we sing what Jesus is saying to His disciples.[gallery]

We build into the bridge with the proclamation that we were the guilty one, and He was innocent.