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For the Sake of Love — The Embarrassing Life of Service
The most powerful symbol for us on Maundy Thursday is the washing of feet and the command that we wash each others’. We’d really rather not.
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The Pain of Intimacy—Receiving love from a vulnerable Jesus
The story of the Last Supper, of gathering and teaching and eating and washing feet, is about our pain and fear of intimacy.
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The problem with footwashing
When Jesus washes the feet of his disciples on Maundy Thursday, he is showing them the kind of grace that we’re still afraid of.