In a few moments, we will commune with our Lord at the Table that He has prepared for us. His command is simple and direct: "This do." But there is an added admonition. It is repeated four times in the accounts of the institution of this Sacrament, and so, certainly, it must be important: "This do in remembrance of me." To eat this bread and drink this cup without remembering, remembering the terrible price that was paid for it, is to eat and drink it unworthily.

But can we remember? In that multitude before the Cross, the human family displayed its worst, and God displayed His best. But can we even imagine what it was like? The account says: "And the multitude that passed by railed on Him." It’s frightening to think that, ironically, most of that crowd did not even know Jesus. They knew …