“And Elijah came to all the people, and said, How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him. But the people answered him not a word.”
It is indeed either everything or it’s nothing.
“In devil’s dungeon chained I lay
The pangs of death swept o’er me
My sin devoured me night and day
In which my mother bore me
My anguish ever grew more rife
I took no pleasure in my life
And sin had made me crazy
Thus spoke the Son, “Hold thou to me
From now on thou wilt make it
I gave my very life for thee
And for thee I will stake it
For I am thine and thou art mine
And where I am our lives entwine
The Old Fiend cannot shake it”
Martin Luther
O welcome all you noble saints of old
As now before your very eyes unfold
The wonders all so long ago foretold
God and man at table are sat down
Elders, martyrs all are falling down
Prophets, patriarchs are gathering round
What angels longed to see now man has found
God and man at table are sat down
Who is this who spreads the victory feast
Who is this who makes our warring cease
Jesus, risen savior, prince of peace
Beggars, lame and harlots also here
Repentant publicans are drawing near
Wayward sons come home without a fear
Worship in the presence of the Lord
With joyful songs and hearts in one accord
And let our host at table be adored
Here he gives himself to us as bread
Here, as wine, we drink the blood he shed
Born to die, we eat and live instead
God and man at table are sat down
When at last this earth shall pass away
When Jesus and his bride are one to stay
The feast of love is just begun that day
God and man at table are sat down
R.J. Stamps
(A favorite of Pope John Paul II)
