Love One and Other!!!

Love One and Other!!!

Maundy Thursday
Maundy is from the first word of John 13:34…in Latin.

“Mandatum novum do vobis: ut diligatis invicem: sicut dilexi vos, ut et vos diligatis invicem.”
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.”

Love is the essence or the heart of the New Testament. We are to love God with all our being and to love our neighbors as ourselves. This is the fulfillment of all the laws and is  the fundamental basis of Christianity. We are known as disciples of Jesus, as Christians, by our love for our fellow man. Maundy Thursday commemorates  that time over 2000 years ago when our God showed his infinite love for us by sending his only Son to die for our sins. Jesus not only taught us about God, but also revealed his vast love for us by becoming a willing sacrifice for our redemption.

Maundy Thursday reminds us to live our lives with our actions based upon love.