The Worship Quote of the Week for (04/04/2000):

Holy Communion Malcom Boyd's collection of honest prayers is called ARE YOU RUNNING WITH ME JESUS? Today's WORSHIP QUOTE is his prayer about Holy Communion. HOLY COMMUNION Jesus, we're here again. What are we doing here? I mean, how is communion with you possible? You're holy, and we're very human. Yet I remember that you also became human. I wonder how we can honestly be nourished and cleansed by your body and blood. Yet I realize communion is an outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace. I accept this mystery. We are grateful for this intimacy with you, Jesus. We thank you for letting us share this corporate action as we offer to God all of creation including our own lives. Give us faith to understand what it means to be thankful. - Malcolm Boyd, from ARE YOU RUNNING WITH ME JESUS? PRAYERS BY MALCOLM BOYD, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968, p. 112. [". . . for whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes." Lord, help us to remember and proclaim the significance of your cross, and help us to be richly nourished by the regular corporate observance of your table. AMEN.] Have a great week, Chip Stam Pastor of Worship and Music Chapel Hill Bible Church Chapel Hill, North Carolina