Maundy Thursday Prayers
A prayer shaped by Christ kneeling to serve his disciples.
Maundy Thursday recalls Jesus kneeling to wash his disciples' feet, and this prayer asks for that same posture of service. See our Quotes for more on the night of the Last Supper.
A Prayer of Remembrance on Maundy Thursday
Father, tonight we remember the meal, the towel, and the love that held them both together. Keep that memory alive in us, and let it shape how we treat one another. Amen.
Father, tonight we remember the meal, the towel, and the love that held them both together. Keep that memory alive in us, and let it shape how we treat one another. Amen.
A Prayer for a Servant's Heart
Lord, You knelt to wash tired feet without complaint. Give me a heart willing to kneel too - to serve quietly, humbly, and without needing to be seen. Amen.
Lord, You knelt to wash tired feet without complaint. Give me a heart willing to kneel too - to serve quietly, humbly, and without needing to be seen. Amen.
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A Prayer of Gratitude for the Table
Lord Jesus, thank You for the gift of the table, for bread broken and shared in love. Let me never take Your presence, or Your sacrifice, for granted. Amen.
Lord Jesus, thank You for the gift of the table, for bread broken and shared in love. Let me never take Your presence, or Your sacrifice, for granted. Amen.
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It sits quietly between Palm Sunday and Good Friday, easy to overlook but central to Holy Week's meaning.
