Whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

1 Corinthians chapter 11, verse 26.

Welcome to this daily encouragement from our daily bread.

Joy in relationship was written by Lisa M. Samra and read by Tony Collier.

1 Corinthians chapter 11 verses 23 through 26.

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you.

The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks,

he broke it and said, This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.

In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, this cup is the new covenant in my blood.

Do this whenever you drink it in remembrance of me. For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's

death until he comes. As one, written by Lisa M. Samra.

A seemingly plain table with 13 simple cups divided across separate panels make up the contemporary

painting that they may all be one that hangs in Wolfson College at Oxford University.

Its simplicity actually emphasizes the significance of the event,

Jesus' last supper with his disciples. The most prominent panel containing bread and a cup

representing Jesus is surrounded by 12 individual panels to signify the disciples' presence.

The painting is a beautiful reminder of the

meal where Jesus took bread and a cup to start a new celebration for all his followers,

the practice of communion. And I appreciate the row of empty panels that complete the picture,

because the space seems to invite the viewer to join them at the table.

In 1 Corinthians 11, Paul encourages us that whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup,

you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. Everyone who believes that Jesus' death and

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