Thursday, April 21, 2011

Day 44, Sonnet 44

Communion is not bread nor wine alone;

It is the meeting of like minds and hearts.

It is a sacred bond of hearth and home

Where unity is made from dis’parate parts.

It is to offer freely one’s own flesh

And love in generosity at Jesus’ table

To soothe another’s wounds, to offer rest,

To be forsworn in trust ‘gainst cruel betrayal.

For every supper could be supper last,

When slings and arrows threaten our brief lives.

By Jesus’ spirit we are over-passed:

In bonded love, community survives.

In remembrance of each other, let us pray;

And through Communion praise this maundy day.

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