The Last Supper

Maundy Thursday...the day in the liturgical calendar known for observing this event.  An outstanding parable written by Peter Rollins on this entitled The Last Supper...


It is evening, and you are gathered together with the other disciples in a small room for Passover. All the time you are watching Jesus, while he sits quietly in the shadows listening to the idle chatter, watching over those who sit around him, and, from time to time, telling stories about the kingdom of God.  As night descends, a meal of bread and wine is brought into the room.

It is only at this moment that Jesus sits forward so that the shadows no longer cover his face. He quietly brings the conversation to an end by capturing each one with his intense gaze. Then he begins to speak: