Thursday, April 8, 2004

Holy Thursday

How exciting to sit at a table with all of your friends to enjoy a wonderful meal and great conversation. We eat and drink til we are full and many times eat without thinking or without saying grace. Instead of allowing your eyes to fill your stomach, take time to bless your food before you eat it and be conscious about eating only enough for the nourishment of your body.

Jesus knew his time had come. He sat at the table with his disciples and predicted what was to come,and yet they did not understand. They fell asleep when He went to Gethsemane to pray and to wait for Juda's kiss of betrayal that would hand him over to the authorities.  It is unbelievable how He stayed up all night and still endured all that He suffered the next day. Jesus' sacrifice for us was truly incredible. He was such a role model for us. He taught about love and about forgiveness, about forgiveness of others,and about forgiveness of self. He taught us that it is not good to repay a wrong with a wrong. How often do we leave a tip at a restaurant where we have received bad service? Like us, He was human, and there were times when He would become angry and afraid. It is hard to imagine the Son of God as being angry or afraid. God does things so that we can believe. Because you have seen, you believe. Blessed are those who have not seen but believe. How would we have reacted if we had hung there in His place?

I asked God how much He loved me and He stretched out His hands and died for me.

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