Dear Lord, we thank Thee for this bread

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1
Dear Lord, we thank Thee for this bread,
  It is a sign divine;
In it we see the mysteries
  Of God's unique design.
2
This bread Thy body signifies,
  Which Thou hast giv'n for us,
That we may share Thy life divine,
  Partaking of Thee thus.
3
For us Thy body Thou didst break
  That Thou may thus impart
Thyself as life to us that we
  May be Thy counterpart.
4
This bread thus also signifies
  Thy body mystical,
Of which we living members are,
  With Thee identical.
5
Though we are many grains of wheat,
  Yet all one loaf, one bread;
Remembering Thee in such a way,
  With Thee we all are fed.
6
As of this bread we all commune,
  Thou, Lord, dost satisfy;
With all the saints we fellowship,
  And Thee we testify.

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Un Hermano

CONCERNING BREAKING THE BREAD

IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE LORD

The content of the church is Christ, and the intrinsic reality of every single matter in the church is Christ Himself. If we do not touch Christ and gain Christ, even our worship and service will be meaningless. Just as the reality of believing in the Lord is Christ’s coming into us, and the reality of baptism is our union with Christ, so also all the services in the church should be related to Christ.

After a person is saved, he encounters several things. The first is baptism, and the second is the breaking of bread.

BREAD BREAKING

What is the meaning of bread breaking? And what is the reality of bread breaking? Once we mention the breaking of bread, almost all Christians will say that breaking bread is for remembering the Lord. It is true that in the Bible the Lord Himself said that we should break bread in remembrance of Him (Luke 22:19). Thus, based on this word, many Christians conclude that the significance of bread breaking is the remembrance of the Lord. Although this word, this definition, is not wrong, the meaning of remembering the Lord is not simple.

The remembrance spoken of by the Lord is different from our thought concerning remembrance. When we talk about remembrance, we have our own concept. What is this concept? For example, after a father dies, his children remember him. We all understand this kind of remembrance, but is this remembrance the same as our remembrance of the Lord? I am afraid that many people would say that our remembrance of the Lord is simply our meditating on the Lord. This kind of concept, however, is very different from the thought of the Bible.

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Cedric

Lane Cove West, NSW, Australia

O Lord Jesus, we thank you for blessing us.


Hayden Khushal

Auckland, New Zealand

Lord we Love you


Waisiki Naqarase

Lautoka, Ba, Fiji

O Lord we love you


Benjamin Bautista Paz

La, North Carolina, United States

Dear Lord we thank you for the wine bread


Christopher Burk

Seattle, Washington, United States

Enjoying this with Temi here in Seattle!

Though we are many grains of wheat, yet all one loaf, one bread! Amen!


Anonymous

United States

藉著這餅我們交通,使你心滿意足;

同眾聖徒如此交通,見證你的豐富。


Robert Maniaci

North Fort Myers, FL, United States

Dead Lord. Thank you for this bread of which we all partake.


Anonymous

1 Dear Lord, we thank Thee for

this bread,

It is a sign divine;

In it we see the mysteries

Of God’s unique design.

2 This bread Thy body signifies,

Which Thou hast giv’n for us,

That we may share Thy life divine,

Partaking of Thee thus.

3 For us Thy body Thou didst break

That Thou may thus impart

Thyself as life to us that we

May be Thy counterpart.

4 This bread thus also signifies

Thy body mystical,

Of which we living members are,

With Thee identical.

5 Though we are many grains of wheat,

Yet all one loaf, one bread;

Remembering Thee in such a way,

With Thee we all are fed.

6 As of this bread we all commune,

Thou, Lord, dost satisfy;

With all the saints we fellowship,

And Thee we testify.


Pamela Aguilar

CA, United States

Oh Lord Jesus. Thank You for revealing to us Your mysteries. Thank You that we are born again, made a new creature in You to be part of the church who will accomplish Your very plan. We love you Lord!

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