Breaking bread
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>”” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>: <span word="At">At</span> 5:30 <span word="we">we</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="granddaughter">granddaughter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>!</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tear">tear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="loaf">loaf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="bun">bun</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mouthful">mouthful</span>.</p><p><span word="Originally">Originally</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Idioms">Idioms</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Testament">Testament</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distribute">distribute</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="usage">usage</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sacramental">sacramental</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Communion">Communion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="services">services</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="survives">survives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="hymn">hymn</span>, “<span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="Us">Us</span> <span word="Break">Break</span> <span word="Bread">Bread</span> <span word="Together">Together</span>.” </p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span> (<span word="King">King</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Version">Version</span>):</p><p><span word="Acts">Acts</span> 20:7 - <span word="And">And</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> [<span word="day">day</span>] <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disciples">disciples</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>, <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="preached">preached</span> <span word="unto">unto</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="depart">depart</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morrow">morrow</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="one">one</span>:</p><p><span word="Matthew">Matthew</span> 26:26-29 - <span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="eating">eating</span>, <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blessed">blessed</span> [<span word="it">it</span>], <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brake">brake</span> [<span word="it">it</span>], <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> [<span word="it">it</span>] <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disciples">disciples</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Take">Take</span>, <span word="eat">eat</span>; <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="body">body</span>.</p><p><span word="See">See</span>?</p><p><span word="Alright">Alright</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="crowned">crowned</span> <span word="grandparents">grandparents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="elated">elated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="granddaughter">granddaughter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="advent">advent</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drank">drank</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="predictably">predictably</span>.</p>
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