Sunday Readings: Mark 11.1-10; Isaiah 50.4-7; Philippians 2.6-11; Mark 14.1-15.47
“When it was evening, Jesus came with the twelve…. While they were eating, he took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it, he broke it and gave it to them, and said, ‘Take; this is my body.’ Then he took a cup and after giving thanks he gave it to them, and drank from it. He said to them, ‘This is my blood of the covenant, which is pour out for many. I will never drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God'”.
(Mark 14.17, 22-25)
Jesus refers to sharing the cup as a covenant, a new agreement about our relationship with God. Ancient Israel ratified its covenant in blood, signifying that the people pledged with their lives to keep the terms of the covenant, the ten commandments. The community that tells Jesus’ story understands his gestures at the last supper as a new covenant that expresses his willingness to love them unto death.
What do you promise with your life?
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