freedom for all

Wednesday March 19th, Matthew 26: During the meal, Jesus took and blessed the bread, broke it, and gave it to his disciples: Take, eat. This is my body. Taking the cup and thanking God, he gave it to them: Drink this, all of you. This is my blood, God's new covenant poured out for many people for the forgiveness of sins. "I'll not be drinking wine from this cup again until that new day when I'll drink with you in the kingdom of my Father." They sang a hymn and went directly to Mount Olives. The disciples are gathered with their teacher, some by now even know him as the Christ, and they are celebrating together the meal of liberation. The bread is broken, symbolizing the liberation of the people, is it shared for all to eat, for all are in bondage to sin. The cup is shared for all to drink, the blood of the sacrifice of the Passover lamb, the blood of Christ, bringing freedom to all. We gather in the name of the Father and we celebrate these moments in our worship. Freedom rings, no matter how power tries to rob us of it, no matter how we run from it into the arms of self satisfaction and false hope. Life is given to all, and we, you and I and all are invited to the table to partake in this ultimate gift of freedom. We are called to bring this ultimate gift of freedom to all, not just those who understand, or belong, or even believe, but to all. It is the gift of God calling all that exists into being and calling it good. It is life.