O Lord, in this wondrous Sacrament You have left us a remembrance of Your passion. Grant that we may so receive the sacred mystery of Your body and blood that the fruits of Your redemption may continually be manifest in us; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Lessons: Jeremiah 31:31–34 Psalm 116:12–19 (v. 17) Hebrews 10:15–25 St. Luke 22:7–20
And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?” St. Matthew 26:22
Above is a picture of Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous painting of the Last Supper. He portrays the exact moment when the Lord has told the 12 that one of them would betray Him and they are painted as asking with consternation, surprise and fear, “Is it I?”
All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Is it I, Lord?
While we enemies, Christ died for us. Is it I, Lord?
The Lord has made us alive in Him who were dead in our sin. Is it I, Lord?
Could we betray the Lord, or deny Him like Peter? It is I, Lord.
The Lord gives us His Body and Blood in the bread and wine of Holy Communion for us and our salvation. It is I, Lord!
The Lord took our frail flesh and died for us. It is I, Lord!
I need to be baptized by You. It is I, Lord!
We have a communion of saints, brothers and sisters, in His Church, His Body. It is us, Lord!
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. It is I, Lord! Help us always to pray because it is I, Lord! Amen.
Concordia and Koinonia 
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