在我手臂骨折的時候，朋友瑞思給了我一個驚喜，他寄給我一個裝滿冷凍湯品的愛心箱，還附加一把美麗的銀湯勺。我深受感動，在喝完所有的湯品很久之後，我仍保存那把銀湯勺。如今我的手臂已經痊癒，而親愛的瑞思也過世了，但是他出於愛的舉動仍持續述說上帝對我的愛。每當我拿起那把湯勺，我都會感謝上帝透過我的朋友表明祂對我的愛。

耶穌在設立聖餐時，給了我們一個具體可見的禮物，幫助我們記念祂對我們無與倫比的愛（路加福音22章19節）。使徒保羅提醒哥林多的信徒，耶穌曾一邊擘餅一邊說：「這是我的身體，為你們捨的，你們應當如此行，為的是記念我」（哥林多前書11章24節）。接著，耶穌「也照樣拿起杯來，說：『這杯是用我的血所立的新約，你們每逢喝的時候，要如此行，為的是記念我』」（25節）。作為基督的信徒，每當我們領受餅和舉起杯的時候，就是再次記念上帝豐富的愛。

瑞思以愛心箱這具體可見的禮物來表達他的愛，他留下的湯勺使我能常常記念他。耶穌為我們的罪在十架上犧牲自己，以這份改變生命的禮物來顯明祂愛我們，而祂留給我們聖餐禮，好讓我們能不斷記念祂永遠不變的愛。

When I broke my upper arm, my friend Rex surprised me by shipping a care box of frozen soups with a beautiful, silver ladle. I was deeply touched and kept the ladle long after consuming the soup. My arm has healed and dear Rex has since passed away, but his gesture of love continues to express God’s love for me. Every time I lift the ladle, I thank God for His love to me through my friend.

Jesus gave us a tangible gift in the celebration of Communion to help us remember His incomparable love for us (Luke 22:19). The apostle Paul reminded the Corinthians how Jesus broke bread, saying, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me” (1 Corinthians 11:24). Then Christ “took the cup, saying, ‘The cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me’ ” (v. 25). God’s lavish love is remembered again and again as we take the bread and lift the cup as believers in Christ.

Rex showed his love through the tangible gift of a care box, leaving a ladle to remind me month after month. Jesus loved us in the life-altering gift of His body sacrificed on the cross for our sins. He left us the practice of Communion to remind us of His unchanging love.