One Of You Will Betray Me, So Argue About Which One Of You Is The Greatest
January 7, 2011 - Found this post that had never been posted. Better late than never - maybe. This is my sermon for Maundy Thursday. The texts was Luke 22.14-32. I chose this because we virtually never get to hear Luke's telling of the Last Supper. I try to point out what is unique about the good Doctor's version, and what I think it means to us all. Luke’s telling of the Last Supper reminds me of a cover version of a song. A cover song is when someone other than the original performer sings a song, usually in a different arrangement. Sometimes, the tempo is different, the instruments are different and the new performer re-interprets the song. We are more familiar with the telling of the Last Supper that Matthew and Mark give us, or what Paul tells in the first Corinthian letter. Luke’s telling of the story is familiar, but there are some differences that jump out to us. Two cups of wine? Judas is never identified as the one who will betray Jesus? Jesus tells the Apostles that