I am about to wash the feet of 12 of my students because it is holy Thursday. Jesus, on this day, gives us the priesthood. He gives us the Eucharist and reminds us that he lowers himself. For us, this is so radical that we are called as Christians to lower ourselves. This is the secret of the saints. They always said I’m the worst of us. I am the greatest sinner of all of us. They realized that they needed Jesus, and they wanted to lower themselves to serve to be a slave of Christ truly. That is the secret. If you can do it, I think you can do it. So, this holy Thursday is a great reminder for all of us: true greatness and holiness. It doesn’t shout. It doesn’t boast. True holiness. True greatness serves. Have a blessed, holy Thursday. Stay close to the Eucharist. This is Spirit Juice. Peace.
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