“Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” Jesus told two of his disciples, “Go into the city and a man will meet you, carrying a jar of water. Follow him.” The disciples knew that jugs of water are carried by women. A man carrying a water jug would be unusual, a sign to follow him. At the Passover meal Jesus “Took bread, said the blessing, broke it, gave it to them, and said, ‘Take it; this is my body.” Then “He took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. He
said to them, ‘This is my blood of the covenant.” Like the man carrying a jug of water this was very unusual. It was a sign to follow him; a memorial of his life and what was soon to happen. The disciples believed in Jesus. They ate the bread and believed it was His Body. They drank the wine and believed it was His Blood. After His crucifixion, death, resurrection and ascension they understand the New Covenant. They believed in the true presence of Jesus in what appeared to be bread and wine. They suffered and sacrificed much to follow Jesus. Do we truly believe? Do we
follow Jesus?
