April 1, 2021
Perhaps it is ironic that Maundy Thursday occurs this year on April Fool’s Day. What could be more ironic than Jesus sharing a meal, his last, with the disciples who would soon run away at his most vulnerable point, not to mention one of them would be who actually betrayed him? Also, the focus of his message at that last supper was love and the disciples' need to love one another. How ironic is that?!
Suffice it to say, it has been a strange Maundy Thursday. No worship service. No recorded message (having read the entire passion on Sunday, it seemed strange to double-back to this day). No first Holy Communion celebration. It was almost the biggest April Fool of all as this ongoing pandemic cried once again - stay at a distance from one another.
However, the joke is ultimately on the pandemic, for God’s message is still with us. God’s promise is still with us. God is still with us. Not distant, but as close as our breath. On Maundy Thursday and every day!
Blessings. And prayers.
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