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Jesus and his followers lingered in the temple where He continued to teach them a
new way. The people treasured every word, but the Chief Priests, scribes and
elders tried to disrupt His preaching. "Look how the whole world seems to be
following Him," they said.
Jesus knew that the hour was near for Him to leave the world and return to the
Father. He understood that His sacred sojourn to Jerusalem had been a steady,
unrelenting procession to the cross.
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Later, as He gathered with His chosen ones for Passover, Jesus broke bread and
blessed it. "Take and eat. This is My body."
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He poured wine into a chalice and gave it to them and said, "This is the blood of
the covenant which is poured out for many."
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How could they have known that even in their final hymn of benediction, He was
once again teaching them of grace? For saturating every holy word He chanted,
and lavished upon each solemn note He sang, was the bittersweet song of the
cross.
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