Communion

Riverwood Presbyterian Church has recently gone to a weekly Communion schedule.  A book was recently written by Tim Lien, Pastor, Eric Venable, Assistant Pastor, and Jimmy Hopper, Ruling Elder and Pastoral Administrator entitled This Is For You.  The book is a collection of 40 reflections on the sacrament of Communion.  

This poem was written by Peggy Drinkard after reading This Is For You.  Peggy is the Director of Children's Ministries of Riverwood Presbyterian Church.  She is the wife of David and mom to Vic, Caleb and Samuel.  In her spare time, she writes beautiful poetry such as this.  More of Peggy's thoughts and poems can be find at her personal blog.

Invitation to Communion

 

Come to this table spread for you

With costly manna, finest wine

Where strength and health and life renewed

Flow to the branches from the vine.

 

There is no price that you can pay

To dine at this exclusive club

The guests are debtors, sin-clad men

Who own themselves deserving wrath.

 

Your elder brother brings you here

To feast on his own flesh and blood,

Providing everything you lack

To fill your soul with proper food.

 

For only this bread satisfies

The hungry, gnawing, empty heart.

This wine alone can quench its thirst,

And make the parching pain depart.

 

So come and join your family here

Around this table spread for you,

Where Christ is both the centerpiece and meal

And you will find Him good.

pdrinkard, Feb. 23, 2009

 

"O taste and see that the Lord is good." Psalm 34:8