Here
is a small portion of an intriguing Maundy Thursday or Passover celebration
that makes clear parallels with the current refugee crisis. It was written by
Rev. Dr. Clare McBeath and Rev. Tim Presswood and posted on Starters for Sunday. See below for a link to the entire
litany.
Passover Call to Worship
“Wear
your traveling clothes as you eat this meal,
as
though prepared for a long journey.
Wear
your sandals and carry your walking sticks in your hands.
Eat the
food quickly, for this is the Lord’s Passover.”
Exodus
12:11
for
tonight we remember
the
story of Passover
where
home was not
a
place of safety
where
the people lived in fear
and
were not free
for
tonight we remember
the
story of Passover
where
home was not
a
place of safety
where
at any moment
you
might have to up and flee
for
tonight we remember
the
story of Passover
where
home was not
a
place of safety
quick,
grab what you can carry
and
go
and
as we remember
we
pray for those today
who
have to grab what they can
and
go
for
those fleeing war and violence
only
to arrive at closed borders
and
as we remember
we
pray for those today
who
have to grab what they can
and
go
for
those making treacherous journeys
carrying
children and plastic bags
and
as we remember
we
pray for those today
who
have to grab what they can
and
go
for
those who are out in the cold
making
their home in a city of tents
~
copyright © Rev. Dr. Clare McBeath and Rev. Tim Presswood. The entire litany
can be found on the Starters for Sunday website
at http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/31683/24_March_2016_Holy_Week_Thursday.pdf For more from Rev. Dr. Clare McBeath and Rev.
Tim Presswood, visit their Dancing
Scarecrow website. www.dancingscarecrow.org.uk
