
The Container We Were Given
Jesus builds it of the elements of the table fellowship of the Passover Feast. He takes two and transforms them, constructing a shell infused with his very being. “This is my body,” he says, passing around a loaf of bread he has blessed. Then he passes them a cup of wine, and all of them drink from it. “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many,” he tells his followers.