Master and teacher that is how the disciples know Jesus
In fact, many times in the gospel, they call him those names, often
But, also, Jesus says he is something more
And it is interesting to me that the “more” is an action
What is this action Jesus is demonstrating for us?
I know a monk who is in wonder when he thinks about our parishes and our people
I have talked with him often about my hometown
And, when he thinks about our communities
He is amazed at how they work together
And the support that is shown here for each other
In his mind, and in mine, Gruver and Spearman
Is a unique place
Where people participate and live in community
A community that focuses on others
A community that lives a life of service
Our Church is also filled with many people who serve the Church
We have ushers who help people find a seat
There are people who help set up the mass
There are servers
Deacons who live a life of service
There is also a priest
Who gives his life in service of the Church
Jesus is showing us through actions
That there is more than being just a master and a teacher
There is also serving
Serving is the action that Jesus shows us
“Knowing that the hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father, in the course of a meal he washed their feet and gave them the commandment of love.” (CCC 1337)
This life of love and service brings us into discipleship with Christ
However, my brothers and sisters
The mass also shows us something more
It provides for us the foundation of our Catholic faith
The Eucharist
“In order to leave them a pledge of this love, in order never to depart from his own and to make them sharers in his Passover, Jesus instituted the Eucharist as the memorial of his death and Resurrection” (CCC 1337)
Jesus is still serving us today in the Eucharist
At every mass
The table is set
The consecration is said
And Jesus gives himself to us
Through His Body and His Blood
In the Holy Eucharist
This great feast
That we participate in every Sunday
But, especially today on Holy Thursday
Leads us into the very heart of Christ
A heart of service
Through this Eucharist
We experience service in the highest
Through The Cross
The Death
And The Resurrection
Of Christ our savior
Mary Mail 