Luke 22:19-20 - And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

As we eat and drink at our Lord's table, we remember his death as the good news that we are now delivered from all sin, death and evil. The promise of his new covenant is that it is not something we must earn to make ourselves right with God - as if we could! Instead, we trust that through his death we are joined together with him and with one another at his table in the fellowship of his grace, mercy and forgiveness.

He is the Passover Lamb whose body and blood is given for us and for our forgiveness. His blood is upon the lintels of our lives, even in the greatest of trial and troubles. As alluded to in the parable of the prodigal son, Christ is the lamb who is sacrificed at the feast for sinners who are now welcomed home and get to celebrate. Paul also reminds us of the significance of this sacred meal for the whole community of faith: "The cup of blessing that we bless, is it nt a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?" (1 Corinthians 10:16).

As we eat and drink at our Lord's table, we eat and drink to the newness of life we have in Christ!

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