I HAVE GIVEN YOU AN EXAMPLE

(A Holy Communion Poem)

 

Carefully, Jesus taught His disciples many things;

His desire was to see that they become more inspiring.

He showed them how faith may be applied in ministry;

To be stalled in faith for any reason would lead to futility.

 

Consciously, Jesus sought to help His disciples to grow further;

He spared no effort to help them put faith and action together.

He was aware that they struggled to do this effectively;

There was a disconnect when applying faith in ministry.

 

Wisely, Jesus knew what He needed to do to impact His disciples;

He would show them how to serve in the humblest way possible!

He donned the garments of the lowest rank of the slaves;

He washed His disciples’ feet…they didn’t know where to hide their face!

 

Powerfully, this lesson was imparted to all the disciples;

They must seek to practise being genuinely humble.

The Example of Jesus must be imprinted on the soul;

Only then would one be able to speak of being whole!

 

Inspiration: John 13:1-17

 

Charles Tan