“This Is My Body” — The Bread That Speaks of Creation, The Curse, and Christ

Bread does not begin in human effort, but in divine gift. The life we now live is not our own, but Christ in us—received, not achieved—sustaining us now and into eternity. In that light, how should we receive the bread at holy communion?

The Cup of the Covenant

At the Passover table Jesus lifted the third cup — the Cup of Redemption — and declared it to be the new covenant in his blood. But he then said he would drink no more wine until the kingdom comes. The fourth cup of the Passover, the cup of praise and restoration, therefore awaits its fulfilment at the marriage supper of the Lamb.