The Last Supper

by James C. Taylor, PGC-DC

God chose the Passover as the time

For Christ's passion to be revealed,

The place, Jerusalem, to be sublime

And die for our sins to be healed.

Christ planned to share the Passover feast

With disciples whose mission was planned;

The meal, that extolled God's people released

From the Pharaoh's enslaving hand. 

He told them that the time was right

To depart and see scripture fulfilled, 

His loving students then pledged to fight 

To prevent Christ from being Killed. 

He quieted their plan to intercede

For He alone must answer this call,

And He washed their feet to show that to lead

One must be a servant to all.

He took bread and broke it and shared

His food As a token of sharing His life,

And they took the cup which was his blood

As a covenant to ease man's strife.

As the Passover meal released mankind 

From the bonds of slavery and toil, 

Christ's communion with us will assist us to find 

Serenity in life's turmoil.