Tag: Maundy Thursday
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Maundy Thursday
I led them with cords of human kindness, with bands of love.I was to them like those who lift infants to their cheeks. I bent down to them and fed them. Hosea 11:4 I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this…
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Two Thoughts on Maundy Thursday
There are two different rituals associated with Maundy Thursday in the Christian tradition. One is foot washing, which commemorates the narrative in John 13. The other is the eucharist or holy communion or the Lord’s supper, which privileges the plot of the synoptics (Matthew 26:26-29, Mark 14:22-25, Luke 22:14-23). Normally, we would participate in some…