Mark 14:12-26
The Lord's Supper

This passage is the story of the Passover meal that Jesus had with his disciples on the night before his crucifixion--the Last Supper, the Lord's Supper, or the institution of what we now call communion--the sharing of the bread and the cup to remember Jesus' sacrifice for us.

Christians celebrate communion in a variety of ways--but the significance of that shared meal should not be lost to any of us. Jesus shed his blood, symbolized by the cup. His body was broken, symbolized by the bread. When we take the cup and the bread, we need to remember that his sacrifice was not easy. He suffered pain, he bled, and he was separated from his Father for our sakes, so that our sin could be removed from us.

I love verse 26--"When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives." Next time I sing a hymn after communion, I want to remember that verse, and know that I am a disciple of Christ singing with him as his first disciples did so long ago, as I thank him for his sacrifice.


- posted by Suzi @ 6:37 AM