Holy week is the climax of the church year. It begins with the pageantry of Palm Sunday, takes it up a notch with Maundy Thursday, hinges on the cross of Good Friday and ends with the joy of the Resurrection. The basics of the faith are all there.
Maundy Thursday reminds us of the origins of communion. Jesus gathered with his friends to share his life, death and resurrection. They didn’t understand it. But they revisited it after the ascension. It became the way to receive Christ even when he was with the Father. We weren’t at the last supper but, in some respects, we are transported there when we approach the rail. We remember and receive Jesus just like they did.
When we take and eat tonight, it is with Good Friday fast approaching. Communion and the cross are forever linked. But we also eat and drink with the hope of resurrection. Just as Christ’s body and blood is resurrected, so too will ours. Thank you for communing at Glendale Lutheran Church.
