After the Fact -- Maundy Thursday

I spoke about Jesus’ washing the feet of the disciples as a way of preparing them and us for the many walks of our lives – the walk down the aisle toward marriage; the walk at graduation to start a new career. And I talked about Jesus’ walks from that supper – to the trials and to crucifixion. I didn’t say anything about the first walk, the walk to Gethsemane, the walk to prayer. Before we take the many walks of our lives, taking time to pray, to ask God for direction in our walks, reminds us that God accompanies us as we walk. Sometimes we probably don’t want to pray, because we’re afraid God will ask us to go down a hard path, as Jesus was called to do on Good Friday. And yet, if we always take the easy way, will we ever know how much strength God offers us? Will we ever realize the full meaning of life and all that we have been made to contribute?