Maundy Thursday Reflections
The Mystical Supper, Icon by Simon Ushakov (1685).
Just as You showed Your disciples how to serve each other through the washing of their feet, may we make our offering to You, Lord, by humbly serving one another in love.
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"But if I washed your feet...then you must wash each other’s feet." (John 13:14)
Reflection.
In April of 1945 American artillery in the town of Siegburg, Germany, was shelling a nearby village, in which there were about 20 German soldiers. The natives were in constant danger of being hit by bullets from either side. Toward evening of April 12 the people persuaded the German soldiers to cease fire. Next morning the village priest carried a white flag to the American outpost to inform the commander that the German soldiers had gone and the civilian population had no desire to resist further. Instructions were given to fly white flags from all the houses. The question uppermost in the minds of the towns-people was: How will the Americans treat us?
They had heard terrible tales of cruelty on the part of the Russians. How would these conquerors act?
The Americans began a thorough search for weapons and German soldiers. Two soldiers armed with pistols came to a certain three- room home. They stopped short in the living room before a hand- carved family altar. Into the bedroom they went, to find there a beautiful crucifix. The soldiers noticed the cross. They stopped, took off their steel helmets, changed their automatics from right hand to left, and respectfully made the sign of the cross.
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posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 11:50 AM
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