The Upper Room for All.

There is always room at the table

1 Corinthians 10:17 ESV

Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.

One of our most prized pictures in our home is that of Polish Artist Bohdan Piasecki’s titled “Last Supper”. This painting of the Last Supper includes six women and two children, as well as Christ and his 12 apostles. This painting also shows a traditional Jewish Passover meal, with all the men wearing prayer shawls, eating with their right hands and reclining around a low table on cushions and rugs. In the front of the painting can be seen the basin and a towel from the washing of the feet.

As I walk down the stairs of our home, this picture is strategically placed at the bottom of the stairs. There is no way to go any direction without seeing it. This picture centers me and helps me to understand that with Jesus Christ comes bounty, yet in this world we still see many who hunger for the nourishment of Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual food. This picture is my daily reminder not only as a pastor, but as a person who is part of the Body of Christ, that all are welcome at the table of the Lord. The table of communion is a table of preparation, not only for the disciples, but for all people. The communion table is a reminder of Christ’s commitment to all of his people, and tells us that Christ died for “all”.

Beloved, through the Lord’s Table, we gather as a united people in one bread and one cup which represents the Body of Christ and the Blood of Christ. Jesus calls all who hunger and thirst, those that hunger for a relationship with Jesus Christ, to come to his table.

Friends, the Lord’s Table is much more than the elements that we partake of. It is our Savior’s way of making sure that we always remember that love is the true center of the table as well as the true element of Christ’s ministry and sacrifice for us. The bread tells us that Jesus gave his body out of love for us, likewise the cup tells us that the blood of the lamb (Jesus Christ) was spilled as to reconcile for the sins of the world.

 As we journey through this Holy Week and approach Easter Sunday, let us remember the Lord’s Table and the love that surrounds it, encompasses it, and defines it. Let us remember that Christ died and Christ lives for not just us, but the world that God created.

 Bohdan Piasecki's picture portrays women and children gathered around the table of the Upper Room. Let us as people of God understand that there is room at the table for us all, and that the love of Jesus Christ is more than enough for all.