Mark 14:12, 14:22:25
John Betjeman calls our attention following Christmas with a poem that begins and ends like this: “And is it true? And is it true? The most tremendous tale of all…That God was Man in Palestine, and lives to-day in Bread and Wine.” In our text, Christ began the journey to the cross by sharing a meal with his disciples. The Great Thanksgiving as it is called in Church tradition has many meanings. Being thankful to God for His redemptive acts in history is one. We are thankful Abraham, Joseph, Moses and others, flawed like us, that they allowed God to change them and use them to change history. Another obvious meaning of the Last Supper is one of sacrifice. Only one was perfect and it was Christ who became so in His sacrifice. God wants us to allow Him to use us ‘for the continued transformation of the world’ but the cost is not cheap. In our remembering, we pray for the Holy Spirit to work His change in us.
John Ash
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