We are called to love unconditionally

If we want to be Christ’s disciples
If we seek to follow his teachings
Maybe we should begin
with the new command he gave them
on the night of his betrayal
while evil stalked the night
to love as he loves us
giving his life for us

We are called to love unconditionally
more than as we would love ourselves
we are to love as Christ loved us
bowing before the disciples
washing their feet
offering his body, his blood
even to Judas, letting him go
out into that night, drinking the cup
our shame, our stain, our sorrows
climbing the cross in love

April 9, 2012
April 21, 2011
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
and Meditation by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
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http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
April 5, 2012
Maundy Thursday
Lent

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