United Church in Tallahassee

John 13:34-35 ³⁴I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. ³⁵By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” 

Today is Maundy Thursday, the day we remember the Last Supper of the disciples, the agony of Jesus in the Garden, and the betrayal by Judas. Maundy comes from the Latin mandatum novum; reminding us of the new commandment to loved as we are loved.  I remember a song we sang in Sunday School when I was a child.  The chorus:

             and they will know we are Christians by our love, by our love            yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love … This is a day to remember that new commandment … love one another as I have loved you …