The True Bread Broken

The True Bread Broken

The ballad opens by contrasting Herod’s banquet of death with Jesus’ coming banquet of life. John the Baptist has been executed, his voice silenced in a corrupt feast that reeks of power and manipulation. Into this grief and darkness, Jesus retreats to a quiet place. Yet the crowds follow, and instead of turning them away, He responds with compassion. Where Herod’s table destroys, Jesus’ table will restore.