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5 April 2012
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”John 15:13
Today is Maundy Thursday.
Maundy Thursday, also known as “Holy Thursday” of "Passion week" one day before Good Friday (the Thursday before Easter).
"Maundy," comes from a word meaning ‘mandate’ or ‘commandment’. The word “Maundy” is derived from the Latin word for “command.”
The word “Maundy” in Maundy Thursday refers to the command Jesus gave to the disciples at the Last Supper, that they should love and serve one another .
This is the word used in John 13:34 in the Latin translation of the Bible.
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”John 13:34
This commandment was given by the Lord on the Thursday before his crucifixion.
So Maundy Thursday is the “Thursday of the Commandment.”
Also called as, "Commandment Thursday", or otherwise as "Love Thursday".
This is the commandment: “Love one another as I have loved you.”
“For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself”. Galatians 5:14
If the whole law is fulfilled in “Love your neighbor as yourself,” – it says otherwise “Love one another as Christ loved you”.
Maundy Thursday is the name given to the day on which Jesus celebrated the Passover with His disciples, known as the Last Supper.
Two important incidents are the main focus of Maundy Thursday.
First, Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with His disciples and thereby instituted the Lord’s Supper, also called Communion.
'And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you'. Luke 22:19-20
Second, Jesus washed the disciples’ feet as an act of humbleness .thereby setting an example that we should love and serve one another in humility . read -(John 13:3-17).
It is a good thing to remember the Last Supper and’ sacrifice of Jesus on our behalf.
It is a good thing to remember the Lord’s example of humility .
Fine, it is okay as for now.
Let us shape ourselves to adopt to humble way of life. (it should come from inside the person- to be reflected consecutively in his thoughts and actions in his life.)
Mere following the rituals and following what others are doing will only be a show-off.
The pride, arrogance, vengeance egotism etc should be thrashed down.
Year after year we are following the rituals (without meaning) as custom.
Turn Away and realize the reality and wash your heart with the blood of Jesus this year.
Have a big remarkable change overtake you.
When will we see the real change in people around us?
Think and pray.
Change yourself. Turn Around...
Praise the Lord.
God Bless
