Voice: Doreen
Today is Wednesday, 29th of October. Be still and wait upon the Lord and He shall renew your strength.
Psalm 110
The Lord says to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand,
until I make your enemies your footstool.”
2 The Lord sends forth from Zion
your mighty scepter.
Rule in the midst of your enemies!
3 Your people will offer themselves freely
on the day of your power,
in holy garments;
from the womb of the morning,
the dew of your youth will be yours.
4 The Lord has sworn
and will not change his mind,
“You are a priest forever
after the order of Melchizedek.”
5 The Lord is at your right hand;
he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
6 He will execute judgment among the nations,
filling them with corpses;
he will shatter chiefs
over the wide earth.
7 He will drink from the brook by the way;
therefore he will lift up his head.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as It was in the beginning, is
now, and shall be forever. Amen.
John 13:21-30
21 After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” 22 The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. 23 One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table at Jesus’ side, 24 so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking. 25 So that disciple, leaning back against Jesus, said to him, “Lord, who is it?” 26 Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27 Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.” 28 Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. 29 Some thought that, because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor. 30 So, after receiving the morsel of bread, he immediately went out. And it was night.
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
The Morsel of Bread
The devotional on 14th October had focused on the principle of betrayal.
Jesus was “troubled in spirit.” On this occasion, He wasn’t troubled over the suffering He was about to face, but over the pain of betrayal.
John leaned close to Jesus and whispered, “Lord, who is it?” Jesus then proceeded to “serve communion,” so to speak, to Judas. He dipped a morsel of bread into the wine and handed it to him.
After Judas ate it, we are told that “Satan entered into him.”
Pause and reflect on this. Judas received what could be called a holy sacrament — and he was served, not by a flawed Anglican priest, but by the Perfect and Holy Priest Himself. Yet the immediate result was satanic influence.
So, was it transubstantiation, consubstantiation, spiritual, or symbolic presence? All these major views of the Communion are silent and irrelevant at this moment.
For the issue was not with the giver, nor with the elements.
It was with the recipient.
Judas’ heart was not bowed in adoration; it was darkened by a single, deliberate motive — to betray the very One who served him the morsel of bread.
Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.”
This was not a general word against procrastination. It was a solemn release — “Get it over with.”
And so, the giving and receiving of that morsel began the chain of events that would finally lead Jesus to the cross.
Let us take a moment to search our own hearts.
Whenever we approach the Lord’s Table, are we kneeling in love and repentance? Or are we merely receiving the morsel — without the heart of worship that makes it holy?
We pray the Collect for the day, which was written by Thomas Cranmer:
Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
help us so to hear them, to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them that,
through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
In closing, be blessed by this song, I shall not want, by Audrey Assad.
From the love of my own comfort
From the fear of having nothing
From a life of worldly passions
Deliver me, O God
From the need to be understood
From the need to be accepted
From the fear of being lonely
Deliver me, O God
Deliver me, O God
And I shall not want, I shall not want
When I taste Your goodness I shall not want
When I taste Your goodness I shall not want
From the fear of serving others
From the fear of death or trial
From the fear of humility
Deliver me, O God
Deliver me, O God
And I shall not want, I shall not want
When I taste Your goodness I shall not want
When I taste Your goodness I shall not want
And I shall not want, I shall not want
When I taste Your goodness I shall not want
When I taste Your goodness I shall not want
I shall not want, I shall not want
Link to today’s Morning Office
About This Daily Devotion
This weekday devotion is drawn from the Morning Office and is part of a project initiated by Revd Canon Terry Wong, with contributions from clergy and members across various parishes. Each entry includes selected readings from the appointed Psalm and another Scripture passage, accompanied by a reflection and prayer. An audio option is also available, often ending with a hymn or song. We encourage you to both read and listen.
Our aim is to help Anglicans engage more deeply with our rich liturgical tradition, while meeting the devotional needs of today’s believers. This project began on Ash Wednesday 2025 and is offered on weekdays only.
For feedback, please write to us at terrywg@gmail.com
Daily Devotion 
Leave a comment