When we are hungry, bread satisfies. God provided bread for His people throughout their  history, supplying for them in their need and when they could not provide for themselves.  Perhaps, then, it should be no wonder that at the last supper, Jesus speaks to His disciples— and to us too saying, “This is my body…take and eat.” 

Luke 22:17 tells us the hour had come, the Passover meal had been prepared, Jesus and His  disciples had gathered around the table of remembrance as Jesus stood up, took bread, and He  gave thanks saying, [“Blessed art Thou O Lord God, King of the universe, who brings forth  BREAD from the earth.”] Then He broke it, and gave it to His disciples saying, “This is my  body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”

Did you hear what Jesus said in this prayer? He was prophesying His own resurrection. At the  Passover feast, Jesus was giving thanks to His Father saying, “Blessed are you O God – King  of the universe who will bring forth – the BREAD of LIFE – who will bring Me – King Jesus  – forth from the earth – when I am resurrected!”

I pray the significance of this prayer stays with us as we continue our 40 days of prayer. I  pray we can come to the communion table in “remembrance” of our Savior Jesus who cut the  New Covenant sealed with His blood for the forgiveness of our sins.