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And your Scripture today comes from Matthew 26, verses 26 through 28. As we move into this week of celebrating the Passover, Jesus said, take it and eat it, for this is my body. And he took a cup of wine, and he gave thanks to God for it. And he gave it to them. And he said, each of you drink from it, for this is my blood, which seals the covenant between God and His people. It's poured out to forgive the sins of many, while the Passover meal, the Last Supper, the Lord's Supper, agape meal, the Blessed Sacrament, communion. It's known by many names. This meal began as the last sad Seder among friends one evening in Jerusalem. And today we eat the bread and drink the wine in light of what happened over the next few days. Jesus broke the bread for them. His body was broken for you and he poured the wine out for them. And his blood was poured out for you. In the words of the Apostle Paul, for every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord's death until he comes again. One of the most traditional names for the remembrance is the Eucharist. This word gets to the heart of why we celebrate and why we remember it. It derives from the Greek word eucharistia. It means gratitude. Henri Nouwen writes in With Burning Hearts, a meditation on the Eucharistic life. The word Eucharist means literally thanksgiving. A Eucharistic life is one lived in gratitude, and Jesus gave us the Eucharist to enable us to Choose gratitude. It's a choice that we ourselves have to make. Nobody can make it for us. But the Eucharist prompts us to cry out to God for mercy, and to listen to the words of Jesus, to invite him into our home, and to enter into communion with him, to proclaim good news to the world. Newton reminds us that the Lord's Supper communicates that Jesus is God, giving himself completely pouring himself out for us without reserve. Eat. Drink. This is my body. This is my blood. This is me for you. This Passover, as you eat bread or drink juice, allow these simple elements to remind you of Christ's body broken for you and of his blood shed for you. Then eat, drink, and be thankful.

And your Scripture today comes from Matthew 26, verses 26 through 28. As we move into this week of celebrating the Passover, Jesus said, take it and eat it, for this is my body. And he took a cup of wine, and he gave thanks to God for it. And he gave it to them. And he said, each of you drink from it, for this is my blood, which seals the covenant between God and His people. It's poured out to forgive the sins of many, while the Passover meal, the Last Supper, the Lord's Supper, agape meal, the Blessed Sacrament, communion. It's known by many names. This meal began as the last sad Seder among friends one evening in Jerusalem. And today we eat the bread and drink the wine in light of what happened over the next few days. Jesus broke the bread for them. His body was broken for you and he poured the wine out for them. And his blood was poured out for you. In the words of the Apostle Paul, for every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord's death until he comes again. One of the most traditional names for the remembrance is the Eucharist. This word gets to the heart of why we celebrate and why we remember it. It derives from the Greek word eucharistia. It means gratitude. Henri Nouwen writes in With Burning Hearts, a meditation on the Eucharistic life. The word Eucharist means literally thanksgiving. A Eucharistic life is one lived in gratitude, and Jesus gave us the Eucharist to enable us to Choose gratitude. It's a choice that we ourselves have to make. Nobody can make it for us. But the Eucharist prompts us to cry out to God for mercy, and to listen to the words of Jesus, to invite him into our home, and to enter into communion with him, to proclaim good news to the world. Newton reminds us that the Lord's Supper communicates that Jesus is God, giving himself completely pouring himself out for us without reserve. Eat. Drink. This is my body. This is my blood. This is me for you. This Passover, as you eat bread or drink juice, allow these simple elements to remind you of Christ's body broken for you and of his blood shed for you. Then eat, drink, and be thankful.