{"id":5230,"date":"2011-04-21T08:51:46","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T13:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?p=5230"},"modified":"2013-03-15T06:27:51","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T11:27:51","slug":"foot-washing-the-maundy-thursday-observance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/foot-washing-the-maundy-thursday-observance\/","title":{"rendered":"Foot Washing (The Maundy Thursday observance)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maundy Thursday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today, I’m tossing a lateral pass on writing. My friend, Doug has recreated the Last Supper in a short story form that is both potent, amusing, and contemporary, and thereby worth your read. I think you’ll like his take here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Excerpt:
\nJesus bolted from the dinner table – didn\u2019t even say \u201cMay I be excused?\u201d – stripped to his boxers and started washing everybody\u2019s feet. Peter made a fuss, of course, but Jesus said, ….<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Maundy” is derived from the Latin word, “Holy” (set apart).
\nDo you celebrate “Maundy Thursday”…or remember the events of the the night of the Last Supper, or Christ’s action of taking the role of a slave and washing his students’ feet? Reflection on that today, for at least a few minutes.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Read today’s Scripture below:
\nAND if you’d like share your spiritual reflections here:<\/p>\n

<\/a> Jesus Washes the Disciples\u2019 Feet<\/strong><\/p>\n

JOHN 13:1<\/a><\/strong> Now\u00a0n<\/a>before\u00a0o<\/a>the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that\u00a0p<\/a>his hour had come\u00a0q<\/a>to depart out of this world to the Father,\u00a0r<\/a>having loved\u00a0s<\/a>his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.\u00a0<\/a> 2\u00a0During supper, when\u00a0t<\/a>the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon\u2019s son, to betray him,\u00a0<\/a> 3\u00a0Jesus, knowing\u00a0u<\/a>that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that\u00a0v<\/a>he had come from God and\u00a0w<\/a>was going back to God,\u00a0<\/a> 4\u00a0rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel,\u00a0x<\/a>tied it around his waist.\u00a0<\/a> 5\u00a0Then he\u00a0y<\/a>poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples\u2019 feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.\u00a0<\/a> 6\u00a0He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, \u201cLord, do you wash my feet?\u201d\u00a0<\/a> 7\u00a0z<\/a>Jesus answered him,\u00a0\u201cWhat I am doing\u00a0a<\/a>you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.\u201d\u00a0<\/a> 8\u00a0b<\/a>Peter said to him, \u201cYou shall never wash my feet.\u201d Jesus answered him,\u00a0c<\/a>\u201cIf I do not wash you, you have no share with me.\u201d\u00a0<\/a> 9\u00a0Simon Peter said to him, \u201cLord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!\u201d\u00a0<\/a> 10\u00a0Jesus said to him,\u00a0\u201cThe one who has bathed does not need to wash,\u00a0d<\/a>except for his feet,1<\/a>but is completely clean. And\u00a0e<\/a>you2<\/a> are clean,\u00a0f<\/a>but not every one of you.\u201d\u00a0<\/a> 11\u00a0g<\/a>For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said,\u00a0\u201cNot all of you are clean.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/a> 12\u00a0When he had washed their feet and\u00a0h<\/a>put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them,\u00a0i<\/a>\u201cDo you understand what I have done to you?\u00a0<\/a> 13\u00a0j<\/a>You call me\u00a0k<\/a>Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am.\u00a0<\/a> 14\u00a0If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet,\u00a0l<\/a>you also ought to wash one another\u2019s feet.\u00a0<\/a> 15\u00a0For I have given you an example,\u00a0m<\/a>that you also should do just as I have done to you.\u00a0<\/a> 16\u00a0Truly, truly, I say to you,\u00a0n<\/a>a servant3<\/a> is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.\u00a0<\/a> 17\u00a0If you know these things,\u00a0o<\/a>blessed are you if you do them.\u00a0<\/a> 18\u00a0p<\/a>I am not speaking of all of you; I know\u00a0q<\/a>whom I have chosen. Butr<\/a>the Scripture will be fulfilled,4<\/a> s<\/a>\u2018He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.\u2019\u00a0<\/a> 19\u00a0t<\/a>I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he.\u00a0<\/a> 20\u00a0Truly, truly, I say to you,\u00a0u<\/a>whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Today, I’m tossing a lateral pass on writing. My friend, Doug has recreated the Last Supper in a short story form that is both potent, amusing, and contemporary, and thereby worth your read. I think you’ll like his take here: Excerpt: Jesus bolted from the dinner table – didn\u2019t even say \u201cMay I be excused?\u201d … Continue reading Foot Washing (The Maundy Thursday observance)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[6,4484,13,968,4225,4681,4377,1027,1064,6073,1246,3886,4679,1472,1604,4682,4686,1742,4716,1763,4683,41,1887,4081,4680,42,2072,4678,51,4018,2814,2815,4465,5139,2996,4684,4685,3038,5646,4569,3164,3184,75,3257,4224,5611,85,3421,3646,3698,3711,5465],"class_list":["post-5230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-authors","tag-bible","tag-bread","tag-christianity","tag-devil","tag-dinner","tag-disciples","tag-do","tag-doug-jackson","tag-easter","tag-events","tag-father","tag-feast","tag-foot-washing","tag-god","tag-heart","tag-holy-week","tag-humble","tag-i-am","tag-if","tag-in","tag-incarnational","tag-jesus","tag-judas","tag-just","tag-last-supper","tag-leadership","tag-lord","tag-maundy-thursday","tag-ministry","tag-night","tag-reflection","tag-reflections","tag-remember","tag-role","tag-scripture","tag-servant","tag-servant-leader","tag-service","tag-share","tag-slave","tag-speaking","tag-spiritual","tag-spiritual-practices","tag-story","tag-supper","tag-taking","tag-theology","tag-things","tag-water","tag-why","tag-will","tag-worth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5230"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5233,"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5230\/revisions\/5233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}