The words we usually think of for communion come from 1st Corinthians 11:23-26. Since we really only have one source, most communion liturgies use the same words. You may have noticed I switched our usual “on the night he was betrayed” to “handed over”. 1 Corinthians clearly says “betrayed” but the gospels tell us that Judas had already betrayed Jesus when they sat down with the rest of the disciples for dinner. What happens after the dinner is that Jesus is “handed-over” to the religious leaders who come to arrest him. Both words are correct in scripture but in different ways. While you’ll continue to hear both in different versions of our liturgy, think about the ways hearing one or the other changes how you think about the story of Jesus’ last days.
Hey Pastor? Is that what it said before?
