Worship for Maundy Thursday
Thu, Apr 17
|Trinity Sanctuary & Online
“Go and do likewise. Just as I have loved you, love one another.”
Time & Location
Apr 17, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:40 PM
Trinity Sanctuary & Online, 6215 196th St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036, USA
About
Maundy Thursday
✝️ Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 & John 13:1-17, 31b-35
FULL TO THE BRIM: TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES
In a room full to the brim with emotion, Jesus offers a tender, loving, and humble goodbye, stooping low to wash and caress his disciples’ feet. Like the water splashing within the washbasin, his actions ripple out: “Go and do likewise. Just as I have loved you, love one another.” We can’t fully give without receiving also; love is designed to be shared. As is the case for Peter, receiving selfless, poured out love fundamentally changes us. It’s a practice of surrender and letting go. It reminds us of how God loves us. And so, this Maundy Thursday, take off your shoes. Remove the walls and protective layers you have built up. Allow yourself to be loved fully by God. Allow yourself to be filled to the brim…