{"id":119,"date":"2009-01-06T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-06T12:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/2009\/01\/blood-vessels.html"},"modified":"2009-01-06T12:17:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-06T12:17:00","slug":"blood-vessels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/bibleandculture\/2009\/01\/blood-vessels.html","title":{"rendered":"BLOOD VESSELS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BLOOD VESSELS<\/p>\n

‘In Principio erat Verbum’<\/p>\n

Chalice, Cup
Grail Goblet
Waiting Wine Glass—
Blood Vessels.<\/p>\n

Plate,Patin
Wafer, Morsel
Beckoning Bread Basket–
Table Service.<\/p>\n

Mere morsels
Or Bare Body?
Uncommon Cup
Or Challenging Chalice?<\/p>\n

From Sacrifice
To Sacrament
From Sign to Symbol
From Servant to Service
Grace Comes a Calling<\/p>\n

Blood Shed
Blood Transfusion
His Extinction
Our Distinction
By Intinction.<\/p>\n

‘You are what you Eat’<\/p>\n

————<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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