New Words

The new words of Christ
around the Passover table
the Seder, ancient words
to the rite of the people

Commanded by God in the desert
before the promised land entered
hundreds of years of tradition
the law stood on its head

Christ at the table
with his disciples around him
those who would betray and deny him
those who would run away

Washing their feet
offering a new covenant
the bread, his body
broken for us

The wine, his blood
poured out as a sacrifice
climbing the cross
to take away our sin, our stain

Rising to come
but that not mentioned
the blood of the lamb
ringing in their ears
wet upon their lips


March 1, 2010
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Isaiah 11:1-5
Isaiah 52:7 (Call to Worship)
Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Exodus 12:1-28
Deuteronomy 11:16-21
and sermon, “A Last Meal”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
the first in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 28, 2010



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