Learning to Be Loved | The Rev. Edmund Harris | Maundy Thursday (2026)

On Maundy Thursday, we remember Jesus’s commandment to love one another as he has loved us—but as Father Edmund reflects, that commandment has two sides.

Many of us know how to give love through service, care, and generosity. But the deeper challenge may be learning to receive love: to allow ourselves to be vulnerable, to let go of control, and to trust that we are worthy of love—not because of what we do, but simply because we are.

Through the story of Henri Nouwen and the foot washing in John’s Gospel, this sermon invites us into the heart of this holy night: not just to serve, but to be served—and to let Christ love us.