Maundy Thursday, 14 Apr 2022, LoLLC
Channel: Lord of Life Lutheran Church
Date: 15/04/2022

Passover and Holy Week and Easter are linked seasonally, thematically, and theologically. In some languages the word for Easter is “Pascha,” making the connection more explicit. The two seasons are also connected by violence. In the Exodus and Passover stories, Israel, God’s beloved, is saved, and God sends their oppressors to their deaths. Painfully, those deaths are celebrated in psalms and songs. In Holy Week, Jesus, God’s beloved, is executed by his—still God’s beloved—people’s oppressors. His death will also be commemorated in songs of praise. Each offers an opportunity to reflect on who we say God is in conversation with the scriptures.

*Cover art "love as i have loved you" by Dave Puls, 4 Jun 2018, oil on canvas