"Meditations on the Lord's Supper" by Jacob Jones Janeway. A Review
" Meditations on the Lord's Supper " by Jacob Jones Janeway Many times when churches have the Lord's Supper or Communion, congregants either aren't prepared or are not sure how to get ready. In 1848 Jacob Jones Janeway, a Presbyterian minister, put forth a series of short devotions with prayers to help Christians become more focused, and more grateful as they came to receive the sacrament. Unfortunately, these meditations became buried by time and distance. But recently, Log College Press has issued a new 152-page paperback that nicely bundles together these 29 meditations for popular use. After an historical foreword by Wayne Sparkman, the director of the PCA historical center, comes the initial preface from the original author. The book then launches into nineteen meditations to be used before communion, one for during the Lord's Supper, and nine after the sacrament. That's the way the author presents them, but all of them can be used as preparation. ...