Maudy Thursday
Holy Week
"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another" (John 13:34).
Have you ever wondered about the name, “Maudy Thursday”? “Maudy” is an abbreviated form of the Latin word “mandatum” and means “command.” It was on the Thursday before Christ was crucified that He gave the above commandment to His disciples as they shared the Passover meal.
On this Maudy Thursday—and the rest of Holy Week—I’m reposting some Easter past writings as I take a much-needed break from school and focus on revising my memoir.
Hope you enjoy a few “walks down memory lane” with me.
Resurrection People
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him;” (Isaiah 53, vv.4–5) A D…
Do you have a memory to share about Easter and its meaning for you?