There is an old hymn that haunts me this morning.

The words to this song were written by former General (leader) of The Salvation Army, Albert Orsborn in the early 1900s in reflection of a life lived in sacrifice unto the Lord.

Osborn writes:

My life must be Christ's broken bread,
My love his out poured wine,
A cup o'erfilled, a table spread
Beneath his name and sign,
That other souls refreshed and fed,
May share his life through mine.

My all is in the masters hands
For him to bless and break;
beyond the brook his wine press stands
And thence my way I take,
Resolved the whole of love's demands
To give, for his dear sake.

Lord, let me share that grace of thine
Wherewith thou didst sustain
The burden of the fruitful vine,
The gift of buried grain.
Who dies with thee, O word divine,
Shall rise and live again.

While the entire song resonates well with my spirit, I am particularly intrigued by the line, "… that other souls refreshed and fed, may share his life through mine." I'm called to question whether or not my life has truly been the broken bread of Christ. This week, have I been "blessed and broken," that others might partake and share in the same blessing from Christ? Yesterday, did I share the love of God, his outpoured wine, with anyone?

We, as the Body of Christ, are daily called to live in sacrifice (giving of our precious time, our sacred stuff, our prideful skills) to others. When we deprive sinful nature of all we cling so closely to, the Lord blesses us through our brokenness, thereby blessing others who need "our treasures" even more.

Today, may your life reflect Christ's broken bread today. Today, choose to fill those around you with his love, his outpoured wine, that they may be refreshed and filled. Today, choose "sacrifice" for the sake of a fuller life in Him.

Blessings.