Broken and given

This is My body, broken and given for you.

The themes and words of Isaiah 53 can lead us to a stirring communion experience. We hear these words every Sunday, but pulled apart and infused with the weight of Isaiah's words, they should become intense for the hearer.

This is My body... Christ became man, willingly endured humiliation, rejection, torture, and death. He was true man, flesh and bone, and He feels our pain, our suffering. This phrase expresses His solidarity with us.

...broken... rejected, despised, stricken, wounded, bruised - the words of Isaiah 53 bring the suffering of Christ into reality. In communion, we stand at the foot of the cross and see His broken body.

...and given for you. Christ has taken our griefs, our sorrows, our transgressions, our iniquities, our sin, willingly on Himself. He has borne the sin of every human so that we can experience the grace and love of God.