Day 5 of 6

Thursday

If it was your last night on earth, what would you do? Jesus chose to spend the time with His closest companions, the twelve disciples, celebrating the Passover feast. This “Last Supper” was more than a meal, it was about relationship. Jesus established the sacrament of communion, demonstrating that the bread and wine were symbolic of His body and blood.

Right now, we may not be able to physically gather in groups, but that doesn’t diminish our need to connect with others. Although we can’t sit together around a table, we can stay connected through a screen. We can see each other’s faces, share our experiences, and be united in faith.

Jesus knew that His relationship with His followers wasn’t dependent on physical proximity, it was based on spiritual intimacy. The relationship didn’t end when Jesus went away, it actually continued to flourish and we are all called to an intimate and growing relationship with Jesus Christ!

In the Last Supper, we see the importance of:

• Gathering together.
• Giving thanks for what we have.
• Remembering Jesus through communion.

We can still be spiritually close during this time. When we celebrate communion, we remember Jesus’ sacrifice and death, and the new life of the resurrection. 

Mark 14:12-25 King James Version

¹² And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?

¹³ And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.

¹⁴ And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?

¹⁵ And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.

¹⁶ And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

¹⁷ And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.

¹⁸ And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.

¹⁹ And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?

²⁰ And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.

²¹ The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.

²² And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

²³ And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.

²⁴ And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.

²⁵ Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.