Cup

A cup is rather mundane. At least four times per year we hear, "the cup of blessing which we bless . . . ." But we often forget about the cup itself because of the element inside. Cups are like that, mere common household utensils like forks and plates, in themselves insignificant, yet very important as means to collect, distribute, and receive something for personal consumption. Scripture mentions a number of cups. The first is in a dream, the royal cup that a butler held in his hand (Gen....