Can you drink the cup?

Communion at camp this morning.

"Jesus made the cup of God's wrath into a cup of blessings. That's the mystery of the Eucharist.
Jesus died for us so that we may live.
He poured out his blood for us so that we may find new life.
He gave himself away so that we can live in community.
He became food and drink for us so that we can be fed for everlasting life.

This is what Jesus meant when he took the cup and said 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood poured out for you' (Lk 22:20). The Eucharist is that sacred mystery through which what we lived as a curse we now live as a blessing." Nouwen Can you drink the cup? p74-75.

Communion cup given to me as part of an ordination present from three of the most significant people in my training for ministry. The potter said that this one was flawed because the dots weren't supposed to be there, but I think it is beautiful, and it is a privilege and a joy to lift.