Stained Glass Windows of Trinity Lutheran Church

Story: The Last Supper
Text: Luke 22:1-20
And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he
broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body,
which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This
cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my
blood.” Luke 22:19-20
Description:
Before Jesus finishes His mission on earth by being
arrested and crucified, He celebrates an important meal
with His disciples. In fact, the whole nation of Israel
paused at that moment to celebrate the Passover meal. It
was a meal that they had celebrated regularly throughout
their lives. It was a meal that was established to remember
God delivering His people from slavery in Egypt.
For the disciples, however, this meal would never be
the same after that night. Jesus transforms the meal
from being simply a memorial meal of God’s deliverance
of His people from slavery in Egypt to an active
meal, full of God’s power and containing Jesus’ true body
and true blood that delivers the forgiveness of sins and
strength for our faith. This window is a far simpler image
of the story than is typically seen. This simplicity is nice
because it keeps the viewer’s eyes on Jesus who is the
focal point of this story and of the meal that comes from
it. We give thanks to God for establishing this meal to
strengthen our faith and to give us the assurance that our
sins are forgiven through Jesus’ death on the cross.
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