Jesus celebrated the Passover feast with his disciples. He took bread and wine and transformed them into his body and blood and gave them to his disciples to eat and drink. In the past, theologians debated whether the bread and wine literally turned into Jesus' physical body and blood. While it seems like a trivial thing to argue about, perhaps it hinged on a belief that God can really transform the mundane things of this world into beautiful and holy experiences that can even transform who we are.

Every day we wake up and experience the same things we always have. What if Jesus came to lift the veil off our eyes so that we may see the presence of God while staring at the beauty of nature or see the precious child of God when looking in the mirror or in the face of our enemies?


Application: Lord, thank you for offering your blood as a new covenant of grace. Help me to see what is beautiful and holy in the world and in myself by the transformative power of your love.
One Word: Take and eat.