Maundy Thursday worship is tonight, 7pm at church. You are welcome to attend.Maundy, from the latin, Mandatum. Mandate. Commandment. So named for Jesus' words at the last supper, "a new commandment I give unto you, love one another, as I have loved you. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love, one to another."
He washed their feet.
He tells some stories of the kingdom.
They eat. They drink wine.
They laugh. Friends are celebrating.
They are celebrating the passover. This feast commemorates the tenth plague in the book of Exodus, when the angel of death passed thru the land, taking the life of the oldest male child in every Egyptian home. The angel of death "passed over" the Jewish homes because their doors were marked with the blood of a lamb.
After dinner, a walk to the Garden of Gethsemane. Time in prayer. Betrayal. Desertion. A long night begins for Jesus.
So again, it is Holy Week.
If the death angel passed over your home tonight, is the entry to your home marked with the blood of a lamb?
1 comment:
A quick question. When I read this post initially, I missed the detail in the photo, where the sidewalk or walking path looks like a cross.
Was that intentional in the photo or is it just a meaningful coincidence?
Thanks.
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