Maundy Thursday of Holy Week 28.3.13

This is the day

that Christ the Lamb of God

gave himself into the hands of those who would slay him.

This is the day

that Christ gathered with his disciples in the upper room.

 This is the day

that Christ took a towel

and washed the disciples' feet,

giving us an example that we should do to others

as He has done to us.

This is the day

that Christ our God gave us the feast,

that we who eat this bread and drink this cup

may here proclaim his Holy Sacrifice

may keep always in remembrance of Him

and be partakers of His resurrection,

and at the last day may reign with Him in heaven.

O God,

your son Yeshua Jesus

has left to us this meal of bread and wine

in which we share His body and His blood.

May we who celebrate this sign of His great love

show in our lives the fruits of His redemption;

through Jesus Christ our Lord,

who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever... Amen.

Readings:

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Jeremiah 31.31-34

Psalm 116.10-17

I will lift up the cup of salvation.

Hebrews 10.16-25

Luke 22.7-20

Father,

we spread the table

to remember the loving sacrifice of Jesus Christ, 

your Son, and our Saviour.

Accept all we offer you this day.

Bind us together in His love

and in the love He has commanded us to bring one another

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Fellow servants of our Lord Jesus Christ,

on the night before His death,

Yeshua Jesus set an example for His disciples

by washing their feet, an act of humble service.

He taught that strength and growth

in the life of the kingdom of God

come not by power, authority, or even miracle,

but by such lowly service.

Therefore, all who share in the royal priesthood of Christ

may recall Whose servants we are

by following the example of our Master.

Remembering His admonition

that what will be done for you

 is also to be done by you to others,

for "a servant is not greater than his master,

nor is one who is sent greater than the one who sent him.

If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them."

John 13.17

Holy God,

source of all love,

on the night of His betrayal

Yeshua Jesus gave His disciples a new commandment,

to love one another as He loved them.

Write this commandment in our hearts;

give us the will to serve others

as He was the servant of all,

who gave His life and died for us,

yet is alive and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,

One God, now and for ever.  Amen and Amen.

A new commandment I give to you,

that you love one another as I have loved you.

John 13.34

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