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And afterwards, he drank from the cup of wine and passing it to each of them he said that it represented his blood of the new covenant, spilt for them.”

With that, John broke the loaf open and gave them all a piece and then sipping from the beaker of wine he had filled from the jug, he passed it around to each of them in turn.

“In as much as we eat of this bread and drink of this wine, we do show the Lord’s death till he comes amongst us again.”

He went to each person and kissed them on the cheek and then raising his right hand in blessing, he said finally, “Be with us Lord Jesus in our lives, in our waking and in our sleeping. May we bear witness to your goodness to us and prepare us for everlasting life. Amen!”

Then they all bowed their heads in prayer and recited together, “Heavenly father, may your name be sanctified. May your kingdom come and your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread and release us from our wrong doing, even as we release others who do wrong to us. May we not be tempted today and do not let evil come near to us. For the kingdom is yours.”

They all then said “Amen,” after which they spent some time in silent reflection. It was very moving in its solemnity and its simplicity and you could feel the uplifting nature of the

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