Isaiah 7:10-25
Psalms 31 and 35
2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5
Luke 22:14-30
Luke
22:14-30
“This is my
body given for you: do this in remembrance of me.”
“This cup is
the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.”
This
passage finds Jesus in the upper room with his disciples having the Passover
meal which, of course, is the annual remembrance of the Jews’ freedom from
bondage in Egypt. Yet, paradoxically, at
this time of their “last supper” with Jesus, they are once again in bondage, but
this time to the Romans.
Jesus
has explained to his closest followers that this will be his last time with
them referring, of course, to his coming departure from them. So, instead of a real understanding of what
his words meant, they start arguing amongst themselves over who would be the greatest
once Jesus was gone.
I
think that we, too, get our priorities mixed up and tend to give Jesus’
ultimate sacrifice for us too little thought, taking for granted this greatest
of God’s gifts to us. Ain’t love grand?
Virginia McGarvey