Dear RTB’ers,
Fairly early on in my “active” Christian walk I was reading through I Corinthians for the first time and in chapter 11 I saw Paul’s words, very similar to the words that our priests speak at the elevation of the host and the cup: that the Lord Jesus on the night when 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 also He took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” (I Cor. 11:23b-25) Likewise, in today’s text we read words that sound familiar: But she answered him, “Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” (v. 28) Again, we pray a similar prayer at our own Prayer of Humble Access: “We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under Your table…” Today we are reading words first spoken and written some two thousand years ago! That’s awesome!
Blessings!