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Yesterday in church, we belted out, "I leave to You how this can be!" in that great Lord's Supper hymn "Lord Jesus Christ, You have Prepared." The full stanza 5 is as follows: "Though reason cannot understand, Yet faith this truth embraces: Your body, Lord, is even now At once in many places. I leave to You how this can be; Your Word alone suffices me; I trust its truth unfailing." We cannot understand it, but we believe it! Because God's Word is enough. God's Word is enough to bring all things into existence. God's Word is enough to bring a dead man back to life. God's Word is enough to forgive you of your sins. And God's Word is certainly enough for Christ's true body and true blood to be present in bread and wine in this most blessed feast of the Lord's Holy Supper. Yesterday's sermon was focused on wisdom. And what greater wisdom can we have than to receive with childlike faith what Christ Himself has promised: “Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.” “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” Jesus' real body. Jesus' real blood. Jesus' real forgiveness. Believe it! And when we wrestle against doubt, stanza 6 brings us to pray, "Lord, I believe what You have said; Help me when doubts assail me. Remember that I am but dust, And let my faith not fail me. Your supper in this vale of tears Refreshes me and stills my fears And is my priceless treasure." Amen and amen! Praise be to God! -Pastor Wendorff