Remaining

Today is Holy Thursday which signifies the Last Supper and for the Jewish faith the celebration of the Passover. There is much more to this Holy Day than I can begin to ponder, yet for today my thoughts are on the various characters of the evening. We have Jesus of course who sits with his disciples and shares a meal and reminds us to share a meal often in his memory. There is Peter whose fear is revealed as the night begins to unfold and he denies knowing Jesus and yet later weeps for himself in his lack of courage and for his love of his beloved Jesus. There is Judas the betrayer who also later deeply regrets his action and motive and kills himself surely to be resurrected in the end and then the women who remain who stay and watch and pray. Each character at points in my life is revealed hosting meals with friends, denying Life, when afraid, betrayal to integrity when greedy and remaining even when peace seems distant. Today on this Holy Thursday I will remain with our Lord in prayer and in service to each other in memory of Jesus who represents Life even through death.