BESHINY PROCLAMATIONS · TRACK 09
One Bread, One Body
At Christ’s Table, shared participation becomes faithful love throughout the week.
From We Belong to Jesus · Full song: 4:14
30-second sample
We receive the bread and cup together, confessing our participation in Christ’s body and blood. One Bread, One Body carries that gathered confession into the week, where worship, comfort, approval and honour meet the call to seek each other’s good.
Story behind the song
First Corinthians 10:16–17 supplies the song’s recurring centre: participation in Christ’s blood and body, with the many sharing one bread as one body. Each return of Paul’s questions receives the same corporate answer. The chapter’s warnings about rival tables give this communion a claim upon our allegiance, while its call to seek another’s good carries that allegiance into ordinary choices.
Psalm 34 lends the opening its taste of the Lord’s goodness and shared praise. Philippians 3 gives the bridge its delight in knowing Christ above cherished gains. The changing responses name approval, ruling comfort and superior standing as pressures upon our loves. Eating, drinking and every action are gathered into the final declaration from 1 Corinthians 10:31: our whole life is directed towards God’s glory.
Scripture
1 Corinthians 10:16–17, 18–24, 31; 12:23–26; Philippians 3:7–10; Psalm 34:3, 8
Carry it into the week
Carry the Table into the week by choosing another’s good over the demands of approval, comfort or superior standing.
Reflection
Where can our shared participation in Christ become a concrete choice for another person’s good this week?
Prayer
Lord Jesus, receive our thanks for the life we share at Your Table. Order our loves towards You. Free us to seek each other’s good, honour Your body and carry our eating, drinking and daily work into the Father’s glory.
Lyrics
We taste and see that You are good
Together we exalt Your name
Our hands receive the bread You give
In Christ we are one body
Is not the cup of blessing
That we bless
A participation
In the blood of Christ?
And is not the bread
That we break
A participation
In the body of Christ?
Because there is one bread
We who are many are one body
The sweetness of the praise we crave
Shall never claim our worship
We turn from every rival altar
Our worship, Lord, belongs to You
Our hands receive the bread and cup
We gladly seek each other’s good
Is not the cup of blessing
That we bless
A participation
In the blood of Christ?
And is not the bread
That we break
A participation
In the body of Christ?
Because there is one bread
We who are many are one body
We will not let our comfort rule
We seek each other’s good
The gains we once held dear
We count as loss for Christ
Our deepest joy is knowing Him
And sharing in His life
Is not the cup of blessing
That we bless
A participation
In the blood of Christ?
And is not the bread
That we break
A participation
In the body of Christ?
Because there is one bread
We who are many are one body
We lay our claims to honour down
We honour one another
Our loves and longings turn to Christ
God’s glory is our joy
So whether we eat or drink
Or whatever we do
We do it all to the glory of God
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How this music is made
Lyrics developed with ChatGPT under the rigorous theological direction, editorial oversight and creative direction of Steven R Forsberg, then reviewed against the selected recordings and approved by him. Musical composition, vocals and instrumental audio generated using Suno under his musical direction. Artwork generated using AI under his creative direction. Released by BeShiny Music.