"Our blessing-cup is a communion with the Blood of Christ" (cf. 1 Cor. 10:16)... "How shall I make a return to the LORD for all the good he has done for me? The cup of salvation I will take up, and I will call upon the name of the LORD." (Psalm 116: 12-13)
This night is more special than any other night, for on this night, the angel of death has passed over us, as we unite as one people of God, fed by the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, to become disciples who feed, and care for all the world!
Tonight, the Truth of our past is played out in the Exodus story of God's people, combined with the miracle of the present, here at the Eucharistic Feast of the Lord, so as to set up the promise for the future, which is life everlasting!
This is the beginning of the Easter Triduum,
and this is Holy Thursday.
It is the night that we gather in communion with the Passover Meal celebrated by Christ in the Last Supper. This "blessing cup is a communion with the Blood of Christ" (cf. 1 Cor. 10:16), and it is also a communion with our Hebrew brothers and sisters, God's chosen people, who led the way for all of us through the desert and into the promised land! Tonight we unite with untold thousands of generations who have praised the Lord for His good deeds, and sought His cup of salvation! Tonight, we share not only a meal, but a task calling on us to serve in the example of Jesus' Washing of the Feet, for he says, "As I have done for you, so you must do." (John 13: 15)
So let us begin as one!
One people of God...
One Body in Christ!
Oh, I can't resist...
"One love, one heart... Give thanks and praise to the Lord,
and [we] will feel alright!" (Mr. Bob Marley)
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