And This Is My Desire . . .

As they were eating,

Jesus took some bread and blessed it.

Then he broke it in pieces

and gave it to the disciples, saying,

“Take it, for this is my body.” 

And he took a cup of wine

and gave thanks to God for it.

He gave it to them,

and they all drank from it.  

And he said to them,

“This is my blood,

which confirms the covenant

between God and his people.

It is poured out as a sacrifice for many.  

I tell you the truth,

I will not drink wine again until

the day I drink it new in the Kingdom of God.” 

Then they sang a hymn

and went out to the Mount of Olives.

 Mark 14:22-26 NLT

What catches my attention

every time

I read these verses . . .

“Then they sang a hymn

and went out to the Mount of Olives.” 

Ah, ha . . . see! 

Jesus sang hymns! 

Somewhere along the way,

“new” songs of praise and worship

replaced the "old" hymns

but there is strength of the “old”

alongside the “new”. . .

both are needed.

Such spiritual wisdom

in the old! 

That’s a whole other topic.

Hymn . . . 

psalm

song of praise

worship song

aria

alleluia, hallelujah, hosanna

anthem

Jesus spent time
in prayer

in singing . . . praising . . . worshipping . . .

time in His Father’s presence

to sustain spiritual life and
kingdom power

Study note in my bible,

“New Spirit Filled Life Bible” . . .

“A Christ-like life is a worshipping life . . .  

to pursue worship

in a constant quest

to live

with a sense

of the presence of a holy God.”

a life of worship
a grateful heart
living in and aware of

His presence

transforming me into

His image

this is my desire