"The Eucharistia"
from the "Book of Mysteries,” by Jonathan Cahn
The pupil and the teacher were sitting by the fire at night. The teacher had in his hand a piece of unleavened bread, matzah. He broke off a piece and handed the rest to the pupil. They partook.
"The bread of the Passover," he said, "as Messiah gave to His disciples at the Last Supper."
"Communion," the pupil said.
"Which is from the Passover. And do you know what some call that bread?"
"The Eucharist," the pupil replied.
"Yes. And do you know where that word comes from? It comes from the Greek word, Eucharistia. It appears in the Scriptures. But it doesn't mean bread."
"What then?"
"Eucharistia means to give or to say a blessing."
"So why do people think it's the bread?"
"It was what Messiah said over the bread. It's what the Jewish people have said over the bread for ages. It was the Hebrew blessing known as the Motzi.” He said, "Baruch Atah Adonai, Elohaynu Melekh Ha Olam, ha motzi lechem min ha aretz," which means, 'Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who brings forth bread from the earth."
"So the eucharistia is not the bread but the blessing of thanks for the bread."
"Yes," said the teacher, " And what does that tell you?"
"That life is not about things."
"Exactly. It tells you that your life does not consist of objects, but of the blessings you say over them....the thanks you give for them. You see, it doesn't matter how much or how little you have on earth. What matters is how much thanks you give for what you have. The one who is rich in possessions but poor in thankfulness is, in the end, poor. But the one who is poor in possessions but rich in giving thanks is, in the end, rich. And what was the bread over which Messiah gave thanks? It was the symbol of His suffering and death. Yet He spoke a blessing over it and gave thanks for it. For those who give thanks in all things have the power to turn curses into blessings... and sorrows into joy... the power of the eucharistia... to live a life of blessing."
Seek today not to increase what you have, but to increase your thanks for what you have. Give thanks in all things. The greater your Thanksgiving, the greater will be your life.
Read - Psalms 136;. Luke 22: 14 - 23;. 1 Timothy 6: 6 - 8
Thank you Father, for your many blessings, for loving us, and for the gift of salvation through your blessed son Jesus Christ. Help us to learn to be thankful for what we have In Jesus name, Amen
God Bless