April 6, 2023: Maundy Thursday

The night before He was lifted up on the Cross, Jesus made it clear that His death had a purpose.

It arose in the midst of the Passover meal that solemnly commemorated the freedom God rendered to His people from slavery in Egypt.

Gathered with His apostles, Christ offered His Body and Blood in a New Covenant that would free us from slavery to sin.

And in this New Covenant, we find a new purpose for life:  Christ calls us to follow the model He gives, to pour ourselves out in serving one another.

So we continue to partake of the Body and Blood of Christ, proclaiming the Death of the Lord that brought us life and continuing to pour ourselves out as He did.