To Serve ... With Love

The other day, I was talking to Pastor Debbie about what an odd Lenten season this has been and how hard Holy Week will be when so many of us are isolated at home.  

I jokingly said that I guessed there wouldn't be a lot of foot-washing at this Maundy Thursday service.  Maybe a lot of hand-washing, I added.

Pastor Debbie was silent for a moment and then she said, "You know what Sandy is doing for you ... by bringing food to you?  That's foot-washing.  That's serving.  There's a lot of foot-washing going on these days."

And that was my inspiration for this morning's prayer on this Maundy Thursday.

A reminder to let us serve one another.

TO SERVE ... WITH LOVE

Lord, let us serve.

Lord, let us wash

each other’s feet.

Let us cry

each other’s tears.

Let us turn

toward one another

when we see

our neighbor hurting,

when we see

our neighbor fearful,

when we see

our neighbor hungry.

Let us walk toward

rather than run away from.

Let us lend

to one another a hand.

Let us pull

each other up.

Let us lift

each other up in prayer.

Let us serve

as Jesus served

with love, always.

Amen.

John 13:14-15