We hosted a lovely dinner for church last night for Maundy Thursday and really enjoyed the time with old and new friends.... And I was reminded of this fun fact about why it is called Maundy Thursday:
On Maundy Thursday of Holy Week, we remember how Jesus and his disciples celebrated the Passover meal, transforming it into what we now celebrate as communion. The word “maundy” originates in the Latin mandatum, in reference to the mandate Jesus gives his disciples that night: “A new commandment I give unto you that you love one another” (John 13:34). Just before the meal, Jesus engages in an act of loving service and humility: washing the disciple’s feet.
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