
Wednesday Meditation (Mark 14:22-25)
“While they were eating, he took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, 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 all of them drank from it. He said to them, ‘This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. Truly I tell you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.’
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“Broke” it. Jesus broke a loaf of bread after blessing it. On the surface, breaking bread is an expected action at any table in Jesus’ time. With this very common and everyday gesture, Jesus shows what God’s love is all about. Perhaps Jesus chose this very familiar table custom to indicate the universally present love of God as life’s source.