THE GOSPEL
Mark 14:12-16, 22-26This is my body.
Jesus,
you call us all.
Homeless and CEO’s.
Immigrants and border agents.
Italians, Australians and Japanese.
Those who stand back and those who don’t,
“This is my body;
take it and
eat.”
We turn into your body.
Oh please stay in us forever.
Make us one with you,
and with each
other.
Let your love course
through our lives.
Make us
one in
your one
body.
THE FIRST READING
Exodus 24:3-8
This is the blood of the covenant.
Blood,
a sign
of the covenant:
Moses
splashed some
on the altar and then
some onto the people,
recalling the solemn bond
they had entered
with God.
They would be God’s people.
God would love them
forever.
Christ’s blood,
Christ’s body, Christ’s love:
the marks of the new
covenant.
Sprinkle it, splash it,
drown us
in your
love,
O
Christ.
THE SECOND READING
Hebrews 9:11-15
He entered once for all into the sanctuary.
Once for
all time, Christ
sealed the covenant
with his own blood.
He pushed straight into
the sacred place
with all of us
in tow.
Who could love us more?
Thank you, Lord.
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