So why do people think it's about bread? It is what Jesus said over the bread. It is what the Jewish people have said over the bread for ages. It was the Hebrew blessing known as the Motzi. He said, "Baruch Atah Adonai, Elohaynu Melekh Ha Olam, ha motzi lechem min ha aretz," which means Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who brings forth bread from the earth.
Mark 14:22 While they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, "Take it; this is My body."
So the eucharistia is not the bread but the blessing of thanks for the bread. So what does that tell us? That life is not about things. It tells us that our life does not consist of objects, but the blessings we say over them. It is the thanks we give for them. You see, it doesn't matter how much or how little you have on earth. What matters is how much thanks we give for what we have.
1 Timothy 6:6-8 But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.
The one that is rich in possessions but poor in thankfulness is, in the end, poor. But the one who is poor in possessions but rich in giving thanks is, in the end, rich. And what was the bread over which Messiah gave thanks? It was the symbol of His suffering and death.
Yet He spoke a blessing over it and gave thanks for it. For those who give thanks in all things have the power to turn curses into blessings, and sorrows into joy. The power of the eucharistia is to live a life of blessing.
John 6:51 "I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh."
Seek not to increase what you have, but to increase your thanks for what you have. Give thanks in all things. The greater your thanksgiving, the greater your life will be.
Dear Heavenly Father, I am so grateful today. My heart overflows with gratitude. For eyes that see. For ears that hear. For fingers that grasp. For knees that bend. For lungs that breathe. I am so thankful for my family, my home, my Savior. Today, I ask for nothing and thank You for all things. In Your name Amen.
