Jesus, knowing that He was about to go to the cross and suffer physical, emotional, and spiritual torment like no one else in history had ever faced, said that there was something on his “to do” list that day that He was longing to do. That was to have a meal with His disciples. The Breaking of Bread, Communion, the Eucharist, the Lord’s Table – this sacrament that came out of the Jewish Passover meal, was instituted by Jesus that day, and it reveals like nothing else the great longing and desire of God seen throughout the Bible – to have intimate fellowship with His friends.
