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Comfort Food

Read Luke 22:7-20

We, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf. -1 Corinthians 10:17 (NIV)

Dad and I worked in our backyard to get the chicken ready while Mom worked in the kitchen with flour and a rolling pin to make the noodles. Before long, the aroma of simmering chicken filled our little house. To this day, homemade egg noodles with lots of chicken heaped over mashed potatoes is my favorite comfort food.

Jesus often used images of banquets and food to teach about God. One of these is the Passover meal we remember during Holy Week. When Jesus broke and shared the bread, it became the Bread of Life. (See John 6:48-51.)

In Communion, we find a connection to our roots: to the times we have communed before and to the people with whom we have communed; to the tears we have shed, to the pledges we have made, and to the burdens we have laid aside as we communed. These experiences connect us to God and shape our identity as people of faith.

In sharing the Lord's Supper, we receive food for the spirit. For the weary and burdened, it is rest for the soul and strength for another day. For the lonely, it is a community of faith. For the angry or the hurt, it is a vision of at least part of the world made right. For the sick and grieving, it is an eternal healing. For the one who comes in faith, it is the very presence of Christ -- a "comfort food" that is very good for the soul!

F. Richard Garland (Rhode Island, USA)

Prayer: Loving God, help us remember that you are always beside us as we try to walk the path of Jesus. Amen.

Courtesy The Upper Room