Thursday was a day where we celebrated Maundy Thursday. It is where we learn what it truly means to dwell in Christ’s love. In turn, we then learn how we can love each other. We look at how Jesus acts, the words He teaches and how He prays. It is the origins from which the life of the Church, and the life as a Christian, stems from.

Dwell in His presence

On Maundy Thursday, Jesus shared His last meal with His friends before He is killed. This is known as the Last Supper. Through the breaking of the bread and the sharing of the wine, He shows His disciples a way in how they could still dwell with Him as well as with each other.

Jesus is nearing His final hour where He will be mercilessly taken from them. He will experience the most darkest moment when He is betrayed. Brutally, he then suffers the shame on the cross.

They don’t realise this yet, but the gifts Jesus is teaching the disciples in the Last Supper will be crucial for them. Especially as they see the brutality Jesus experiences over the next few days. He is teaching them how He stays with them during hard times. This is crucial for us too.

How Jesus dwells with us

When Jesus shared the bread and the wine, He gave the disciples the gift of himself. When Jesus washed their feet, He showed them the gift of serving in love. Jesus showed them a new way to live which went against what society expected. They didn’t know it yet, but they were going to change the world!

Through the breaking of the bread, the disciples learnt a new way in how to dwell in Christ’s presence. Through the washing of the feet, they also learnt a new way in how they are to treat others in times of hardship. We are learning this too right now. We can still dwell in Christ during this outbreak. Furthermore, we can learn new ways in how we can reach others.

Jesus, through the Last Supper, came to meet our needs. He showed us how we are to be with one another. We need to show love in action. Not a love which is powerful, but a love that is humble.

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.“ John 13:34

Something to think about…

In a time where we are supposed to keep barriers up between us due to social distancing, let’s not put up imaginary barriers to stop us from serving. Let it not stop you from loving like Jesus loves which breaks down all barriers.

We can meet the needs of others by providing food for one another. We can minister to people by connecting with each other. It can be a simple phone call or an exchange of e-mails. We live in an age now where we are no longer limited to the old fashion way of connecting. It can be a simple phone call or an exchange of e-mails. Let’s become a community that knows how to love each other, just as Christ first loved us.

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Prayer

God, thank you for the gift of your Son, Jesus Christ. May we grasp hold of the knowledge that Jesus shared His life with us so that we can dwell in Him always. Jesus will experience the most darkest moment of His life, but that didn’t stop Him from loving His people. Help us to be an example of what Jesus taught us on His last night. May we reach out to others to show them the love Jesus shows us. Amen.