MAUNDY THURSDAY
Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, John13:1-17 For, I gave you an example, that as I did to you, you also should do. John 13:15 Maundy Thursday is traditionally remembered for the institution of the Holy Eucharist. It is also a day on which Jesus turned the servant concept on its head, a concept which very often has become a mere symbol. To the Jews the Passover was an important festival, the day on which they remembered their bondage in Egypt and their liberation from it. It is at such a time that Jesus has a meal with his disciples. At a Jewish feast people reclined on couches which would be arranged around the table, with the upper part of each person’s body facing the food and their feet away from the table. And in this portion of scripture we find Jesus getting up from his position, removing his outer garment, tying a towel around his waist and going around washing and cleaning the feet of his disciples. One of the basic aspects of hospitality in bible times was the was...