Theme of the Day: A New Covenant Buries An Old Contract
On Thursday of Holy Week, Jesus began to execute the terms of the New Covenant. This New Covenant replaced an old one and was fundamentally different from in it every way. While the Old Covenant was more like a contract, the New Covenant is more like a will. The old offers rewards in return for work; the new makes unconditional and lasting promises. The old will always leave us starving in our relationship with God; the new satisfies the deepest hunger of our soul.
This is precisely why Jesus connected this new covenant with a special meal. To an uninformed outsider, the Lord’s Supper looks like a poor snack—a bite of bread and sip of wine. But the followers of Christ understand that this holy food provides all the blessings of the new covenant.
Luke 22:7-20
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Hebrews 10:15-25
Psalm 116A
416 – When You Woke that Thursday Morning
659 – Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior
674 – The Infant Priest Was Holy Born
677 – The Death of Jesus Christ, Our Lord
417 – It Was a Dark and Dismal Night
Prayer of the Day: Lord Jesus Christ, in the Sacrament of Holy Communion, you give us your true body and blood as a remembrance of your suffering and death on a cross. Grant us so firmly to believe your words and promise that we may always partake of this sacrament to our eternal good; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Gospel Acclamation: Whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.