“I have eagerly desired” – feel the heart of Jesus as you read these words, He eagerly desired to have communion with His disciples. The Greek Word used here is epithumia, and it means ‘to long for,’ ‘to lust after,’ ‘the setting of one’s affections toward,’ and ‘setting the heart towards.’ This is the passion that Jesus had, and still has, to have communion with His disciples. Although faced with the prospect of an agonising death just a few hours later, in that moment all He longed for was to eat and drink with His followers.
