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• Unless I Wash You

Maundy Thursday holds much symbolism in the Christian faith. It’s the night Jesus gave his disciples a new commandment, to “Love one another as I have loved you.”.  The Latin word for “commandment” is mandatum which is how the name for Maundy Thursday is derived. Jesus exemplifies this love in the humble act in which he washed the feet of the disciples. Customarily done before meals, foot washing was typically a servant’s duty, as it would have been a very lowly and menial task since walking in sandals on dusty roads in Israel made for some very dirty feet. Yet Jesus sets the example of servanthood and humility which he calls us to follow. 

• It is Finished

“Hallelujah, praise the one who set me free

Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me

You have broken every chain

There’s salvation in your name

Jesus Christ, my living hope”

Songwriters: Phil Wickham

• Easter Vigil:

“When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said,

… “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12)

• Renew:

I believe that when you stop renewing and are no longer open to change and the possibilities that continually unfold, you stop being alive and are just getting through the years. Transformation doesn’t happen unless you’re willing: It’s your choice.”

— Oprah

Read more: https://www.oprah.com/spirit/thought-for-today-renewal/all#ixzz6qSe672xI

• Christ is Risen:

Christ is Risen indeed, Alleluia!!

What are you doing today to celebrate? Snap a photo and drop it in the comments so we can enjoy one another’s company, even from afar!

• He is Not Here for He is Risen:

As we celebrate Easter for the next few weeks, let us also recognize the places in our lives where light has come into the darkness:

Vaccines, decreased spread of covid, hope on the horizon – light to the darkness.

Warmer weather, flowers budding, birds singing – light to the darkness.

Health that endures, love that remains, life that renews – light to the darkness.

• Why Maundy Thursday?:
  Watch this video to learn more about Maundy Thursday from our Pastor. Before watching, comment below the first thing you think of when you think of Maundy Thursday!

• Good Friday:
  On days like Good Friday, we remember that we do not always have the words to speak or prayers to pray. In these times, we can lean on song, poetry, and the prayers of those who have gone before us.

Here is a song titled “Good Friday” by the artist Josh Garrels. May it give you the words you didn’t know you needed today:

Broken wing, forgotten dream, shattered thing

That a mans hands can’t ever truly mend

Shadow land, desert sand, a man searches

For a love that’ll never die

Truth be known, you’re not alone

Your aching bones will find a home

In place where God he sets us free

Wake me up before you go

I will listen for the sound of your voice

Hear the wind in the trees

It goes where it please

Like the breath in me

And all who have breath can sing

When we layed your body down

In earth and in the ground

Oh child, rest your soul.

Will a hope be made good

When a word is understood

In the day, will we see you again?

Gather round, hear the sound

Of a story that’s so old that it’s been told

Before time

He was born in the flesh and the blood

In a world that was dark as hell, and dead in sin

Born of the spirit, and the virgin child

He’s the son of God, son of man

I didn’t recognize that look in his eyes

When they cried

With a sorrow that no man has ever known

Hang him high, watch him die, hear the cry

Crucified up on that God forsaken tree

And all who have breath can sing

When we layed your body down

In the earth and in the ground

Oh Lord, rest your bones

Will a hope be made good

If your words are understood

In the day, will we see you again

Oh Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani?

Oh my God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

Oh Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani?

Oh my God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

“Good Friday” by Josh Garrels