Sunday, February 9, 2020

Communion 2020: Guided Imagery

How are you doing?  What’s up?  I love and hate those questions.   There is a lot up, but we don’t have time to go over it all!  Imagine we are all sitting at a big table. We are here as a church family and there is a gigantic round table and we are about to eat together.  We are going to talk.  Jesus sits down with us.    Pause.  Take a deep sigh breath.   I am going to give you a few moments to imagine sharing with Jesus your thoughts.  Things you are happy about and things you are worried and upset about.  I am going to wait about 20-30 seconds.  Cue to take a deep breath and then read another verse.    Pause.  Take a deep sigh breath.


For those who don’t feel they know the truth: “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”   John 14:6 NIV   “To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”   John 8:31-32

Pause.  Take a deep sigh breath

For those who feel down, depressed, sad, and overwhelmed:  “I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”  John 10:9-10 NIV

Pause Deep breath.  

For those who are confused.  Eph 3:19 and I pray that you, being rooted and established in love may have power to grasp how wide and long high and deep is the love of Christ and to know His love that surpasses knowledge.  

Pause Deep breath.  

For those who keep messing up.  I can’t break the habit.  Matthew 17:20 He replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

Pause Deep breath

A reminder why we are here in this moment:  “For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.”  1 Corinthians 11:23-29 NIV