Jesus chose to become a servant for a reason; our response to follow Jesus as servants in this world is connected with that exact same reason.
A service of reflection and communion for Maundy Thursday
Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem before the Passover shows us a collision of identities and expectations; Jesus is welcomed as a king but acts as a servant.
Sometimes God uses our individual acts of service to be much more when joined together with what God is already doing.
The servant nature of Jesus shows us not only a demonstration of God’s hospitality, it shows us the direction of God’s hospitality.
Jesus comes not only to serve his people and bring salvation, but also because his heart longs for a desired outcome to take place in the hearts and lives of his people.
Jesus shows us that he is willing to sacrifice everything in order to serve the world he loves; service takes commitment.
Jesus begins his ministry of service from a place of emptiness; the call to serve is not dependent on what we have, but on what we give up.
Jesus demonstrates the humble nature of shalom in the way he fulfils Zechariah’s words on the day of the triumphal entry to Jerusalem.
The prophets speak of God’s peace NOT as rest which comes apart from our places of wilderness, BUT as rest that comes even within our places of wilderness.