Maundy Thursday

We enter into the holiest of days. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday. The power of the Gospel is here. We are being led through the hardest part of all that Jesus has done to understand the power we have in the resurrection.

The beauty of Maundy Thursday

Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may receive it thankfully in remembrance of Jesus Christ our Lord, who in these holy mysteries gives us a pledge of eternal life; and who lives and reigns with you and theContinue reading “The beauty of Maundy Thursday”

Maundy Thursday prayers

Almighty Father, whose most dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may receive it in thankful remembrance of Jesus Christ our Savior, who in these holy mysteries gives us a pledge of eternal life; and who lives and reigns with you andContinue reading “Maundy Thursday prayers”

Maundy Thursday — take up the basin and the towel

We have plenty of opportunity to replicate the principles of the footwashing in our daily lives:

Prayer for Maundy Thursday

Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may receive it thankfully in remembrance of Jesus Christ our Lord, who in these holy mysteries gives us a pledge of eternal life; and who now lives and reigns with you andContinue reading “Prayer for Maundy Thursday”

Holy Week — The Surrender

I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began. (John 17:4-5, NIV)

Holy Thursday

Prayer: You call us to live your life, follow where you have trod, be your presence in these streets, show compassion to the poor, support the weak, embrace the outcast, bring lives into your kingdom. Yet our hearts are troubled, we are fearful of the task, deafened to your promise to be with us whereverContinue reading “Holy Thursday”

The example of leadership

Maundy Thursday, the Pope washing feet, and the call to the basin and towel

12 After he washed the disciples’ feet, he put on his robes and returned to his place at the table. He said to them, “Do you know what I’ve done for you? 13 You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you speak correctly, because I am. 14 If I, your Lord and teacher, have washed your feet, you too must washContinue reading “Maundy Thursday, the Pope washing feet, and the call to the basin and towel”

Holy Week — The Hour

John’s gospel doesn’t give us any doubt as to who Jesus was in his ministry. Jesus had no doubt. There is an assurance all the way through the story that he is fully aware of what the Father is doing. From the first sign it was clear Jesus had a grasp of what was goingContinue reading “Holy Week — The Hour”