Today's lectionary has more readings than usual because of Maundy Thursday. Today Christians worldwide will gather to remember and to share the bread and cup. And as Paul writes, "Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread."I often lament the fact that many Christians seem to think of every Lord's Supper as a reenactment of Maundy Thursday. The early Church clearly did not. It was a "joyful feast," a foretaste of the heavenly banquet. But tonight is different. Tonight, while the promise of a feast is still present, we are centered around God's love in Jesus, a love that was willing to risk everything for us.
There is much that divides Christians. We come in many shapes and sizes with varied theologies and practices. Sometimes we act as though being a real Christian means agreeing with our practices and theology. But tonight the focus moves off us as we remember. Tonight we recall that each one of us is embraced in God's love, not because we got our theology or practice correct, but because God so loves the world.
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