Lenten Devotional - Maundy Thursday, Apr. 1

Day 38 - Maundy Thursday 

April 1

"I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."  John 13:34-35

Maundy Thursday takes its name from the Latin word mandatum, which means commandment. On this night Jesus met with his disciples in the upper room, and in the middle of supper he got up, wrapped a towel around his waist, and began to wash their feet. In doing this he not only demonstrated that he was the great Servant, but he also set an example for his disciples - as the teacher does, so must the followers. The great commandment to love one another wasn't so much a new idea as it was freshly exemplified in Jesus' life and actions. This is the love that would lead Jesus to the cross the next day. And this same humble, self-sacrificial love will be the defining trait of anyone who seeks to be a follower of Jesus.

To Do

Love someone else today through an unselfish act of service.