“Gracious and Holy God, we pray for those who are tired and dusty from hard labor; for those whose backs are bent by care and worry; those laid low by illness or guilt or grief. Wash away, we pray, the tiredness of our bodies and souls. Hold gently in your healing hands the broken places in our lives and relationships. Be our company in isolation, our source of hope in despair, and the way forward at every impasse.”
~ A Prayer from MCCDC’s 2015 Holy Thursday Service
As Jesus prepared for the greatest trial of his life, he sought the companionship of friends. On the night he washed their feet and served them at table, they did not fully understand what was happening. Nor did they fully understand what was ahead. Nevertheless, they were present. They were present to each other and to Jesus.
We live on the other side of this story of Holy Week. Some of us have heard it many times. Yet is our understanding any deeper than the understanding of the first disciples? No matter how many times we’ve participated in the breaking of the bread and the lifting of the cup, there is more to understand.
There is more to experience.
There is more to receive.
There is more to share.
I invite you to join your church at MCCDC at 7 PM tonight for our Holy Thursday service. Plan also to join us for Good Friday. We are pleased to welcome Guest Musician Tyrone Stanley to both services. I look forward to seeing you at all our Holy Week Services at 7PM on Thursday and Friday, and at 9AM and 11AM on Easter Sunday.
Faithfully,
Rev. Dwayne
