ARTICLE BY TAMMY TKACH


Think of Jesus with joy

699 thinks of jesus with joyJesus said to remember Him every time we come to the Lord's table. In earlier years, the sacrament was a quiet, serious occasion for me. I had an uneasy feeling talking to other people before or after the ceremony because I was striving to maintain the solemnity. Although we think of Jesus, who died shortly after sharing a last supper with his friends, this occasion should not be experienced as a funeral service.

How shall we commemorate him? Shall we mourn and mourn like a group of paid mourners? Should we cry and be sad? Shall we think of Jesus with complaints of guilt or regret that because of our sin He suffered such a horrible death—the death of a criminal—by a Roman instrument of torture? Is it a time of repentance and confession of sins? Perhaps this is best done in private, although sometimes these feelings arise when we think of Jesus' death.

How about we approach this time of remembrance from a completely different perspective? Jesus said to his disciples: «Go into the city and say to one of them, 'The Teacher says, 'My time is near; I will eat the Passover meal with you with my disciples" (Mt 26,18). The evening he sat down with them to eat his last supper...

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Travel: unforgettable meals

632 travel unforgettable meals

Many people who travel usually remember famous landmarks as highlights of their trip. You take photos, make photo albums or have them made. They tell their friends and relatives stories about what they have seen and experienced. My son is different. For him, the high points of the trips are the meals. He can precisely describe every course of every dinner. He really enjoys every fine meal.

You can probably remember some of your more memorable meals. You think of a particularly tender, juicy steak or freshly caught fish. It could have been a Far Eastern dish, enriched with exotic ingredients and seasoned with foreign flavors. Perhaps, for its simplicity, your most memorable meal is the homemade soup and crusty bread you once enjoyed in a Scottish pub.

Can you remember how you felt after that wonderful meal - the feeling of being full, satisfied and grateful? Hold this thought as you read the following verse from Psalms: "I will bless you all the days of my life; I will lift up my hands to you in prayer and glorify your name. Your presence satisfies the hunger of my soul like a feast, with my mouth I will praise you, yes, with my lips...

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