They received food from the monks at the churches they visited, and when they drank the blood-red wine and broke off the golden crust from the bread made of wheat, all four priests from the barley lands understood why Christ had honored wine and wheat, which were purer than all other foodstuffs that God had given humankind, by manifesting himself in their likeness during the holy communion.
Sigrid Undset, Kristin Lavransdatter
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Well Said: The priests from the barley lands
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