Thanks

For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.’ For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.1 Corinthians 11:23-26

After he had given thanks ~

He knew he was going to be betrayed;
He knew someone would deny knowing him;
He knew he would suffer a horrific death;
Yet, he gave thanks.

Was his prayer of thanks
For the food they ate that night,
For the way God provides
Sustenance?

Was his prayer of thanks
For the blessing of companions -
Even when those friends
Sometimes hurt you?

Was his prayer of thanks
Knowing what God was going to do
Through his death - that it was not going to end there -
That there would be new life?

May we remember, Lord
To give you thanks all the days of our lives
And most especially
In the difficult days we face.


May the first prayer from our lips
Be "Thank you, Jesus!"