A loaf of bread, a jug of wine

We call it communion, communion with Jesus, and communion with other believers. We get to share the cup and the bread together, remembering Jesus’ sacrifice for us and celebrating the fact that we are the body of Christ here on earth now.  Jesus Himself told us to do it in remembrance of Him.

When I was a new believer I didn’t know much about this formal

meal, but I did know that when people sit down together to talk they frequently have a coffee. So I started having coffee with the Lord each day. We would just sit down together and He would give me input through my Bible reading and I would talk to Him. There wasn’t usually chocolate, but I put that in the picture to show how much fun it is to have this together-time.

When the Lord called my husband and me to serve Him in Costa Rica, some people were telling us that we were going to be poor, undoubtedly living on veggies and water. Not so! As far as physical

food was concerned, our whole family liked black beans and rice so much that our kids referred to them as “real food” (as opposed to the fake stuff served in the US of A). As far as communion with the Lord went, we feasted on having Him direct us and seeing Him heal and turn people around.

In Psalm 16:5, David says, “Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.” Talk about secure! He has assigned me my portions of physical food even when it didn’t look like there could be any. (Remind me to tell you about the time when I fed a houseful of hungry teenagers with a papaya, a day-old baguette and half a pound of cheese). And He’s still available to talk whenever I cut out of the demands on my life and sit down to have a chat with Him.

A loaf of bread, a jug of wine—and Thou.