Maundy Thursday
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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 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
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6 min read
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.
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With Us Now
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6 min read
The point of this moment isn’t only the experience or the result. It’s the coming to engage with God’s great project together.
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Serving Others
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8 min read
The new word Jesus offers on Maundy Thursday is not just a holy communion in bread and wine or washing of feet, but a transcending vision of service.
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This Thursday of Holy Week
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5 min read
Between the Last Supper and the Passion, Jesus confronts the place of abandonment, his purpose and confusion. In the garden, we find a moment of intimacy which means so much more than we think. Tonight we’ll be gathering for our Maundy Thursday service. We’ll hear part of the story of the Last Supper from John’s…