The Next Thing

 Jesus of Nazareth knew that he was going to die very soon.  He did not run away and hide or ask God to fix it, though Jesus was not real keen on a crucifixion.  But the night before he died, he broke bread with his followers.  The sharing of food gave him courage to go on the the next thing, be it difficult and scary.  This is why Christians have something called “The Mass,” in which they recall what Jesus did at his last supper. Then they share the food.  This is so that they too can have the courage to go on to the next difficult and sometimes scary thing.  It is why the communion bread of mass is given to the dying.  Some Christians go to the mass and eat the bread, asking their God to fix things so that they and people they love don’t suffer.  Christianity is often not meant to be that comfortable.