Bittersweet

by Lance Larsen

The tray is passed,
Sacrament solemnly taken and
Followers
Young and old
Acclaim Discipleship …
just as those ancient Apostles
When in the upper room
Partook:
understanding the significance only in part
The bread and wine an ominous prelude
To the bitter dregs of …
Gethsemane—
And Calvary
That only He,
The Son of Man could drink.
His suffering turned sweet only as …
we consign our will to His
and let our spirit be healed by his godly touch.
May we remember him as
He remembered us.