It is Easter Sunday now. After a week of churching I discovered your message here. It took me back to Maundy Thursday and foot washing. Not only our feet on earth but cleansed feet by our mentor,Jesus. So another pause before breaking bread, another look at patience and grace before His next task at hand. What we know now, that the disciples didn’t know then is the full meaning of how to serve out our lives as the hands and feet of Jesus. Thank you for your writing.
Yes—I really empathize with the disciples. I am slowly realizing that they understood less than I always thought they did about who Jesus was, what his plan was, etc. It must have all been completely overwhelming and mind-blowing to watch and follow along. Thanks for your thoughts here.
Thanks Aunt Ellen. It's funny—every year I find myself coming back to these stories of Jesus' last week, and every year they seem like a whole new & different experience. Happy to have been able to ponder Holy Thursday together with you here.
It is Easter Sunday now. After a week of churching I discovered your message here. It took me back to Maundy Thursday and foot washing. Not only our feet on earth but cleansed feet by our mentor,Jesus. So another pause before breaking bread, another look at patience and grace before His next task at hand. What we know now, that the disciples didn’t know then is the full meaning of how to serve out our lives as the hands and feet of Jesus. Thank you for your writing.
Yes—I really empathize with the disciples. I am slowly realizing that they understood less than I always thought they did about who Jesus was, what his plan was, etc. It must have all been completely overwhelming and mind-blowing to watch and follow along. Thanks for your thoughts here.
Thank you Deidre. Jesus is so good and right and amazingly honorable. ❤️❤️
Yes, and amen.
Feeling, with you, the heavy with the hush; the silence of sadness with the chirp of the peeper. Thank you for sharing your gift.
Kathy—yes. The art of living is learning to hold both, I'm realizing.
This is an insightful column, Dee, and you have led me to ponder Holy Thursday in a new way. Thank you!
Thanks Aunt Ellen. It's funny—every year I find myself coming back to these stories of Jesus' last week, and every year they seem like a whole new & different experience. Happy to have been able to ponder Holy Thursday together with you here.
I like the concept of keeping a foot in heaven while we walk on this earth :)