COMMUNION MEDITATION: Like a Dachshund’s wagging tail …

One of the most brilliant, and kindest, acts of God in His creation of human beings was to equip us with a gift of memory.

To be able to remember can be a powerful and positive tool.

An example of that is supplied to us in this little ditty of a Dachshund and its long tail:

There was a dachshund once so long
He hadn’t any notion
How long it took to notify
His tail of an emotion.
And so it happened, while his eyes
Were full of woe and sadness,
His little tail went wagging on
Because of previous gladness.

In a sense, “previous gladness” kept the little dog wagging with joy even when times of sorrow filled its eyes with woe and sadness.

That’s what remembering can do for us.

It’s a reminder that all isn’t dark, or evil, or lost, or hard, or whatever; there are beautiful things to remember that remain today and are superior to the woes and sorrows we might currently be experiencing.

Like God loving the world so much He gave us His Son, who in turn willingly offered up His own life to save us and give us life.

Remembering that can keep your tail wagging, even in times of sorrow and woe, for it’s impact is both current and future and is an ongoing source of joy.

“For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, ‘This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant between God and his people — an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this in remembrance of me as often as you drink it,'” 1 Corinthians 11:23-25.

Scotty