Mark 14:22-31  Mark gives us a glimpse of this Passover meal.. in this upper room.. Jesus with His disciples ( except for Judas who seems to have gone already)  and the presentation of a new covenant. 

"Take it; this is My body" Jesus tells them as He hands them the broken bread. Then.. he took the cup and gave thanks.. and after they had each drank from it, He said, "This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many." 

The terms of this covenant are a broken body and poured out blood.  There would be no more covenants.. no more sharing of the "fruit of the vine" with Jesus until the kingdom of God has come. 

Mark tells us no more. John fills in the story with the final words, prayers, and warnings that Jesus spoke to them in that upper room.  But, Mark moves us on to the next picture, "And after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives." 

Here, Jesus tells them that He would be struck down and that they would scatter. Once again He tells them that He will rise again and that He would see them in Galilee.  

Peter can't imagine being apart from Jesus.. proclaiming his desire to go with Jesus even unto death... but Jesus knows that he cannot.  Peter would deny Jesus before the morning dawned. They all promised not to abandon Him.. but.. Jesus knew that He would face His crucifixion alone. 

Father, may we take the bread and the cup..  remembering this covenant.. and know, even more..  the depth of Your love for us in the precious Lamb who was slain.. whose blood was shed, whose body was broken.. so that we might truly be Your people.. Your children.. Yours forevermore..  We are washed by the blood.. we are made whole by His sacrifice. We rest in Him.  When that hour comes, when we face our final breaths... may the words on our lips be praise and thanksgiving to the One who will bring us home.  Thank You for the cross.. for the covenant.. for the love that poured out from that broken body and precious blood that cleanses us from all unrighteousness..  thank You that we are not alone.. but that our Savior is with us always..  in His name.. in the Name of Jesus we come.  Amen