在牛津大學沃弗森學院懸掛著一幅名為《合而為一》（That They May All Be One）的當代畫作。這幅畫由好幾塊畫板組成，畫面是一張普通的桌子擺放了13個普通的杯子。實際上，如此簡潔的風格正描繪出一個重要的事件：耶穌與門徒的最後晚餐。在這幅畫中間最顯眼的部分，是代表耶穌的餅和杯，而環繞在周圍的12個杯子，象徵耶穌的12個門徒。

這幅畫是一個美麗的提醒，讓人回想起耶穌與門徒共進最後的晚餐時，祂拿起餅和杯，為所有跟隨祂的人設立一個全新的慶祝儀式，也就是聖餐禮。我很欣賞畫中那留白的部分，讓整幅畫更為完整，因為這彷彿是在邀請那些正在欣賞畫作的人，來到餐桌前與他們共進晚餐。

保羅鼓勵我們要守聖餐，他說：「你們每逢吃這餅，喝這杯，是表明主的死，直等到祂來」（哥林多前書11章26節）。耶穌的死和復活讓我們能與上帝和好，任何相信這一真理的人，都能在這餐桌上擁有一席之位。

當我們藉著聖餐禮宣告或紀念耶穌的犧牲時，我們就與世界各地歷世歷代的信徒同屬一個群體。這就是教會合一的美好形象。

A seemingly plain table with thirteen simple cups divided across separate panels make up the contemporary painting, “That They May All Be One,” which hangs in Wolfson College at Oxford University. Its simplicity actually emphasizes the significance of the event: Jesus’ last supper with His disciples. The most prominent panel, containing bread and a cup representing Jesus, is surrounded by twelve individual panels to signify the disciples’ presence.

The painting is a beautiful reminder of the meal where Jesus took bread and a cup to start a new celebration for all His followers, the practice of communion. And I appreciate the row of empty panels that complete the picture because the space seems to invite the viewer to join them at the table.

Paul encourages us that “whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes” (1 Corinthians 11:26). Everyone who believes that Jesus’ death and resurrection provides the way for peace with God has a space waiting for them at the table.

And when we proclaim, or remember, Jesus’ sacrifice when we take communion, we act as one community of believers across the world and throughout time. It is as a beautiful image of the unity of the church.