Easter Services

It is good friday afternoon and singing is rising from the speakers leading the procession outside of the catholic church across the street from our apartment. One of the things that I have appreciated about Mozambique, or at least in the Catholic and Anglican traditions, is the marches they do. On Palm Sunday we marched down the street into the church singing hymns of praise to God. What a great public demonstration of our identity with Christ. We also did this in Chimoio and walked almost 2 kms singing. The churches will have services on Thursday, Friday and again on Sunday.

Last night, at the Anglican survice focused on the Lord's supper. It was done in English, Portuguese and Changana. They had the usual communion but at the end of all the priest read the story of Jesus washing the disciples feet. He called for 12 people, 3 men, 3 women, 3 children and 3 older persons. As the congregation sang he washed the feet of these 12 symbols of the orginal disciples. It was quite a powerful imagery of Christ's identification and love, a bit different than I have been used to in the Mennonite Church with the priesthood of all believers, but yet beautiful in a different way.