Thursday, March 28, 2013

Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday: Rev Wendy Watson: Wesley Methodist Church

Sketchnotes: Scribed during sermon
                     Coloured right after:
                     PENTEL large stick pastels

Maundy Thursday service commemorates
Last night
Last supper
Washing of feet
and New Commandment (Mandatum = Commandment)
 "Mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos"
 ("A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you") the statement by Jesus in the Gospel of John 13:34

In order to love others we must first understand how much does Jesus love us

But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities;
Isaiah 53:5 English Standard Version (©2001)

In Matt 23:37 Jesus identifies himself with a mother hen
Counter intuitive
non-macho
no sharp fang
no fierce roar

Mother hen calls out "cluck cluck cluck"
an early warning detection system
calling her chicks to her
protects themwith under her wings
protects them with her life

Story is told of a mother hen who sacrificed her life for her chicks
glurge/Little Red Hen

So too Jesus shields us from punishment, insults, whips, shame
as he protects us under his outstretched arms/ wings on the way to calvary.

God invites and waits for us to respond:
Come bring your wounds
Come bring your dissapointents
Come bring your shame
Give God permission to use them

TAKE HOME MESSAGE
Come running back
You cant make it on your own
You cant depend others, power, position, possessions, money:
these are temporary
Let Jesus protect you under his arms
Let Him be your refuge



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