Feast of the foot-washing! I'm sure Fr Maliekal would be first in line to rename the day for this title! And he has his very valid and contextual reasons for doing so.
The Maundy Thursday mandate can be interpreted in multiple ways. Service, being one of the them. But it is not service merely because the other is in need that I reach out, rather I reach out because I love the other. In the case of the former, the situation of the other prompts me to action, not my own conviction. The context of the other changes for good and in all probability the person falls off my radar. Whereas in the latter, I love the other no matter what his or her condition is.
Moreover, when service is an outcome of love, I do not have to have great wealth or assets to do service ("Give us a project or funds and only then we can do something!"). Love propels me to be creative in reaching out.
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