From Jerusalem to the Cross
Maundy Thursday
“This Is My Body”
Scripture Lesson: Mark 14:22-26
Reflections:
Simple elements. Bread and wine. As always, Jesus took the simple things of life and made them sacred. In this powerful Upper Room meal, Jesus shares the depths of his soul with his disciples. Shortly after, he was arrested and murdered a day later on a bloody hill outside the Holy City. Remember, my friends, it was all done for you. “When he was on the cross, you were on his mind.”
Our celebration of the Sacrament of Holy Communion is an act of remembering that evening Jesus shared with his disciples. Let us not take the bread and wine without serious thought about what it cost Jesus to win our salvation and empower us day by day to work for justice and live by divine love. We were without hope and only by his sacrifice do we have hope again. Hope of eternal life. Hope of his Spirit empowering us every day. Hope that the grave is not the end, just the beginning. Hope to act for justice in an unjust world.
Do not eat the bread nor drink from the cup casually. This sacred meal brings us near the end of Lent and the beginning of Eastertide. Remember!
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