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The Radiant Glow of Compassion Maundy Thursday Analysis by Cathy Lessmann 1 Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him. And during supper 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, 4 got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. 5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him. 6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” 7 Jesus answered, “You do not know now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” 8 Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no share with me.” 9 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!”10 Jesus said to him, “One who has bathed does not need to wash, except for the feet, but is entirely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.” 11 For he knew who was to betray him; for this reason he said, “Not all of you are clean.” 12 After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? 13 You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are right, for that is what I am. 14 So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you. 16 Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. 17 If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them. 31[When he had gone out,] Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. 32 If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. 33 Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’ 34 I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” There’s something marvelous about Christ’s glory. It gets reflected—like light bouncing off a mirror. DIAGNOSIS: Opting for a Simple Spiritual Tune-Up Step 1: Initial Diagnosis (External Problem): Peter Doesn’t Get It Peter’s waffling is an indication (in fact a dead giveaway) that he is still operating under the “old” system of debits and credits, of “might” and “right.” Glory has to be earned, has to be achieved, deserved. Peter is so obsessed with—even straight jacketed by—this system that he assumes that everyone, including Jesus, is bound by it too. He’s traversing the glory-road. When Jesus insists on washing his feet, Peter assumes Jesus is just going to make some minor character adjustments on him—the equivalent of a spiritual tune-up—to assist in his travels. Keep noticing how patient Jesus continues to be. Step 3: Final Diagnosis (Eternal Problem): In Desperate Need of a Complete Overhaul Not in his wildest dreams does Peter catch what he REALLY needs from Jesus: a complete overhaul, a comprehensive cleansing—from the inside out! Nor does he realize that it’s exactly BECAUSE he is on the glory road that he is in such desperate straights. He will learn later that all glory roads abruptly culminate in dead-ends. They kill you, literally! PROGNOSIS: The Radiant Overhaul Step 4: Initial Prognosis (Eternal Solution): God’s Glory Again, notice Jesus’ incredible patience with Peter. In fact, it’s that very patience—or call it compassion (the prophets called it _hessed_)—that has been radiating from him for a long time already! As he explained, he came from the Father—the source of such compassionate love—and “he loved them to the end.” I picture both Jesus and his Father being broken-hearted over Peter’s plight (and let’s expand that to all humanity), resolving to come to our rescue. The Father and Son’s intense and compassionate love led Jesus to the cross where Almighty God joined God’s self to all (us) dead-ended humans. Then Easter morning Almighty God changed everything and destroyed death with resurrection! That’s compassion—compassion that you can see! Radiant Glory. Step 5: Advanced Prognosis (Internal Solution): Peter’s Complete Overhaul Outside in the courtyard, Peter’s heart broke when he realized he had betrayed Jesus. (One glance from his beloved Jesus and the memory of his prediction brought Peter to tears, Luke 22:61.) But it was Jesus’ gloriously empty tomb, and his forgiveness from the cross that finally overhauled Peter; it got him off the glory road and onto Jesus/God’s “road” of compassion: mercy/ forgiveness/love—a totally different way of living. Moderns like us are equally transformed by the power of that cross, causing us to trust the one who wields power in mercy and forgiveness instead of ourselves. Our hearts are overhauled by the radiance of this kind of glory. Step 6: Final Prognosis (External Solution): Glory Ricochets Around There’s something marvelous about Christ’s glory. It gets reflected—like light bouncing off a mirror. Jesus-trusters become conduits of God’s original, intense glow. And what does that radiant compassion look like in the real world of relationships? Answer: It looks like forgiveness. It looks like loving both neighbors and enemies alike. Isn’t that what Jesus meant when he said that everyone would recognize them/us as his disciples by the way we love each other? Furthermore, when someone asks any of us, “How can I know God really loves me?” we can confidently answer: “Look there. Look to the cross. That is how much God loves you!”
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यूहन्ना अध्याय 13 यो प्राय यहूदीहरूको निस्तार चाड आइसकेको बेला थियो। येशूले जान्नु हुन्थ्यो कि अब उहाँ को संसार छोडने समय आइपुग्कोछ। अब आफ्ना पिता कहाँ फर्की जाने समय आइपुगेकोछ। येशूले सधैं तिनीहरूलाई प्रेम गर्नु भयो जो उहाँसंग त्यस संसारमा थिए। अब येशूले तिनीहरूलाई आफ्नो पूर्ण प्रेम देखाउने समय आएको थियो। 2 येशू र उहाँका चेलाहरूको, निम्ति बेलुकाको भोजन थियो। शिमोन इस्कारयोतीको छोरा यहूदालाई येशूको विरुद्ध हुने कुरा अघिबाटै शैतानले प्रेरित गराएको थियो। 3 पिताले येशूलाई सबै कुरामाथि शक्ति दिनुभएको थियो। येशूले यी कुराहरू जान्नु हुन्थ्यो। उहाँ यो पनि जान्नु हुन्थ्यो कि उहाँ परमेश्वरबाट आउनु भएको हो। अनि परमश्वर तर्फै र्फकिरहनु भएको थियो भन्ने पनि जान्नु हुन्थ्यो। 4 जब तिनीहरूले खाई रहेका थिए, येशू उठनु भयो र आफ्ना पोशाकलाई पन्साउनु भयो। उहाँले तौलिया लिएर आफ्नो कम्मरमा बेह्रनु भयो। 5 तब येशूले भाँडामा पानी खन्याउनु भयो। उहाँले तब चेलाहरू खुट्टा धुन थाल्नु भयो। र आफ्ना कम्मरमा बेहेरेको तौलियाले उनीहरूका खुट्टा पुछिदिनु भयो। 6 येशू शिमोन पत्रुस कहाँ आउनु भयो। तर पत्रुसले येशूलाई भने, “प्रभु, मेरो खुट्टा धुनु पर्दैन।” 7 येशूले जवाफमा भन्नुभयो, “अहिले मैले के गरिरहेछु तिमी जान्दैनौ। तर पछि बुझने छौं।” 8 पत्रुसले भने, “अहँ! तपाईंले मेरो खुट्टा कहिल्यै धुनुहुँदैन।”येशूले भन्नुभयो, “यदि मैले तिम्रो खुट्टा धोइनँ भने, मसँग तिम्रो कुनै अंश रहने छैन।” 9 शिमोन पत्रुसले भने, “प्रभु, मेरो खुट्टामात्र होइन, मेरो हात र टाउँको पनि धोइदिनु हवस्।” 10 येशूले भन्नुभयो, “नुहाइसके पछि एक मानिस सम्पूर्ण रूपले सफा हुँदछ। उसको खुट्टामात्र धुनु पर्दछ। तिमीहरू सबैजना शुद्ध छौ तर कोही कोही मात्र छैनौ।” 11 यशूले उहाँको विरुद्ध को जाने छ चिन्नुहुन्थ्यो। त्यसैकारणले येशूले भन्नुभयो, “तिमीहरूमा सबै शुद्ध छैनौं।” 12 येशूले तिनीहरूका खुट्टा धोइसक्नु भयो। तब आफ्नो पोशाक लगाई टेबलतर्फ फर्की जानुभयो उहाँले भन्नुभयो, “तिमीहरू जान्दछौ मैले तिमीहरूलाई के गरें?” 13 तिमीहरूले मलाई ‘गुरूज्यू’ र ‘प्रभु’ भनेर बोलाउँछौ। अनि यो ठीक हो किनभने म त्यही हुँ। 14 तिमीहरूका प्रभु र गुरू हुँ। किनेभने मैले तिमीहरूका खुट्टा एक नोकरले जस्तो धोएँ। यसैले तिमीहरूले पनि एकअर्काको खुट्टा धुनु पर्छ। 15 मैले तिमीहरूको अघि उदाहरणको लागि यो गरें । र तिमीहरूले एकाअर्कामा त्यसै गर्नु पर्छ जस्तो मैले गरें। 16 म सत्य भन्छु। एक नोकर उसको मालिक भन्दा ठूलो हुँदैन जसलाई केही कार्यका निम्ति पठाइएको छ ऊ ती पठाउने भन्दा ठूलो होइन। 17 यदि तिमीहरूले यी कुराहरू जान्दछौ, गर्यौ भने सुखी हुनेछौ। 18 “मैले तिमीहरू सबैको विषयमा भनिरहेको होइन। मैले छानेका मानिसहरू म चिन्दछु। तर धर्मशास्त्रमा जे भनिएकोछ त्यो हुन्छः जसले मेरो भोजन खायो ऊ नै शत्रु भयो। 19 अब योस हुन अगाडि नै म भनिरहेछु। जब यस्तो घटनेछ तब म उही नै हुँ भनेर तिमीहरूले विश्वास गर्नेछौ। 20 यसर्थ म साँचो भन्छु। जसले मैले पठाएको मानिसलाई ग्रहण गर्दछ तब उसले मलाई पनि ग्रहण गर्दछ। र जसले मलाई ग्रहण गर्छ भने उसले मलाई जसले पठाउनु भयो उहाँलाई पनि ग्रहण गर्छ।” 21 जब येशूले यी कुराहरू भनी सक्नु भयो, येशू आत्मामा साह्रै विचलित हुनुभयो। उहाँले खुल्लम-खुल्ला भन्नुभयो, “म साँचो भन्छु कि तिमीहरू मध्ये एकजना मेरो विरुद्ध हुनछौ।” 22 येशूका चेलाहरूले एक-अर्कालाई हेरे। तिनीहरूले बुझेनन् कि येशूले कसको विषयमा भनिरहनु भएको थियो। 23 उहाँका चेलाहरू मध्ये एकजना उहाँकै छेउमा बसिरहका थिए। तिनलाई येशूले अत्यन्त प्रेम गर्नु हुन्थ्यो। 24 शिमोन पत्रुसले त्यस चेलालाई इशारा गरेर सोध्नु लगाए कि उहाँले भन्नु भएको मानसि को होला। 25 त्यो चेला उहाँको छातीमा अडेस लाग्यो अनि सोध्यो, “प्रभु त्यो को होला जो तपाईंको विरूद्ध जानेछ?” 26 येशूले जवाफ दिनुभयो, “म यो रोटी प्यालामा चोब्नेछु र जसलाई म त्यो चोबेको रोटी दिन्छु ऊ नै मेरो विरुद्ध हुनेछ।” यसर्थ येशूले रोटीको एक टुक्रा लिनु भयो। उहाँले त्यो चोब्नु भयो र शिमोनको छोरो यहूदा इस्करियोतलाई दिनुभयो। 27 जब यहूदाले त्यो रोटीको टुक्रा लियो शैतान उसकोभित्र पस्यो, येशूले यहूदालाई भन्नु भयो, “तिमीले जे गर्नु छ त्यो झट्टै गरिहाल!” 28 भोजनमा बसिरहेकाहरू कसैले येशूले यहूदालाई त्यसो भन्नुभएको तात्पर्य बुझेनन्। 29 यहूदा मात्र एक त्यस्तो चरित्रको थियो जसले पैसाको थैली राख्दथ्यो। अरूहरूले के सोचे भने येशूले यहूदालाई भोजको निम्ति आवश्यक चीजहरू किन्न पठाउनु भयो। अर्थात् यसो पनि अरूहरूले सम्झे कि येशूले गरिबहरूका लागि केही किन्न यहूदालई पठाउनु भयो। 30 यहूदाले येशूले दिनुभएको त्यो रोटीको टुक्रा ग्रहण गर्यो र तुरुन्तै बाहिर निस्की हाल्यो। त्यसबेला रात परिसकेको थियो। 31 यहूदा जब गइसकेको थियो, तब येशूले भन्नु भयो, “अब मानिसको पुत्रले महिमा प्राप्त गर्छ अनि परमेश्वरले मानिसको पुत्रबाट महिमा प्राप्त गर्नुहुन्छ। 32 यदि परमेश्वरले पनि उसको माध्यमबाट महिमा प्राप्त गर्दछ भने, उहाँले छोरोलाई स्वयंबाट महिमा तुरून्तै दिनुहुनेछ।” 33 येशूले भन्नुभयो, “मेरा छोरा-छोरीहो, अब म तिमीहरूसंग केही समय सम्म मात्र रहनेछु। तिमीहरूले मलाई खोज्नेछौ। अनि यहूदीहरूलाई मैले जे भने त्यो तिमीहरूलाई भन्नेछु, अब जहाँ म गइरहेछु त्यहाँ तिमीहरू जान सक्तैनौ। 34 “म तिमीहरूलाई एउटा नयाँ आज्ञा दिन्छः एकअर्कामा प्रेम गर। तिमीहरूले मैले जस्तो एकाअर्कामा प्रेम गर्नु पर्छ। 35 यदि तिमीहरूले आपसमा प्रेम गर्यौ भने यस तरिकाबाट सबै मानिसहरूले जान्नेछन् कि तिमीहरू मेरा चेलाहरू हौ।” 36 शिमोन पत्रुसले येशूलाई सोधे, “प्रभु, तपाईं कहाँ जानु हुँदैछ?”येशूले जवाफ दिनुभयो, “जहाँ म गइरहेछु त्यहाँ तिमी पछ्याउन सक्तैनौ अब। तर पछि मात्र पछ्याउनु सक्ने छौ।” 37 पत्रुसले सोधे, “प्रभु, अहिले म तपाईंलाई किन पछ्यान सक्तिन? म तपाईंका निम्ति मर्न तयार छु!” 38 येशूले जवाफ दिनुभयो, “साँचि नै तिमी आफ्नो जीवन मेरा निम्ति त्याग्न सक्नेछौ? म साँचो भन्छु। भाले बास्नु अघि, तिमीले तिनपल्ट भन्नेछौ कि तिमीले मलाई चिन्दैनौ।”