Evening: Psalms 142, 143; Mark 14:12-25
In John’s Gospel account of the Last Supper (John 13), Jesus washes his disciples’ feet, then gives them a “New Commandment ... Love one another as I have loved you.” Today, Maundy Thursday, is the day when Christians remember that loving service is the highest good. ‘Maundy’ is from the Latin word for commandment (‘Mandatum’). Jesus gives this New Commandment, and he also embodies it - in loving service to his friends, and, by confronting the unjust powers that oppress his people. That confrontation leads to his execution. When Jesus’s disciples follow his command, they put Love into Action.
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