The Holy Grail July 8,2026 For this my blood of the New Testament , which is shed for many for the remission of sins -Matthew 26:28. For centuries people have been fascinated by the Holy Grail -the cup Jesus drank from at the Last Supper . .The legends surrounding King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table detail their obsession over the search for the cup .They believed it had magical powers .in film , Indiana Jones and his father , Henry fulfilled Henry’s lifelong pursuit of the Grail while this makes for fascinating storytelling , the truth is much mord straightforward .The cup itself has no special powers .The real power is found in what it represents .Matthew describes the scene in the upper room the night before Jesus went to the Cross :”Then Jesus took a cup ,and when Mr had given thanks , he gave it to them ,saying ,”Drink from it ,all of you .This is my blood covenant , which is poured out for for the forgiveness of sins .”(26:27-28)The cup is a picture of the blood that Jesus would shed on our behalf John the Baptist introduced Jesus as “the Lamb of God,who takes away the sin of the world “(John 1:29)Hebrews 9:22 tells of “Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness .”And Paul wrote that Christ himself is “our Passover Lamb “ (1Corinthians 5:7)Jesus paid the penalty for our sins .How thankful we are for the shed blood of our Savior , the Lamb!-Bill Crowder