Divine Mercy and Divine Grace

John 3:16-17 " For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him."

Monday, April 11, 2011

The folded napkin


I received this in an email from my mother in law thought it was awesome.
Why did Jesus fold the Napkin?
> >
> > This is one I can honestly say I have never seen circulating in the emails
> > so; I'll start it, if it touches you and you want to forward it.
> > Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection? I never
> > noticed this....
> > The Gospel of John (20:7) tells us that the napkin, which was placed over
> > the face of Jesus, was not just thrown aside like the grave clothes. The
> > Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded,
> > and was placed at the head of that stony coffin.
> > Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the
> > tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.
> > She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus
> > loved. She said, 'They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and I
> > don't know where they have put him!'
> > Peter and the other disciple ran to the tomb to see. The other disciple
> > outran Peter and got there first. He stooped and looked in and saw the linen
> > cloth lying there, but he didn't go in.
> > Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen
> > wrappings lying there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was
> > folded up and lying to the side.
> > Is that important? Absolutely!
> > Is it really significant? Yes!
> > In order to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you have to
> > understand a little bit about Hebrew tradition of that day. The folded
> > napkin had to do with the Master and Servant, and every Jewish boy knew this
> > tradition.
> > When the servant set the dinner table for the master, he made sure that it
> > was exactly the way the master wanted it. The table was furnished
> > perfectly, and then the servant would wait just out of sight, until the
> > master had finished eating, and the servant would not dare touch that table,
> > until the master was finished.
> > Now if the master were done eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his
> > fingers, his mouth, and clean his beard, and would wad up that napkin and
> > toss it onto the table. The servant would then know to clear the table. For
> > in those days, the wadded napkin meant, 'I'm done'.
> > But if the master got up from the table, and folded his napkin, and laid it
> > beside his plate, the servant would not dare touch the table,
> > because..........
> > The folded napkin meant, 'I'm coming back!'
> > He is Coming Back!
> > Now everytime I use a cloth napkin after a meal I will think of this one.
> >
> > Happy Easter to all who enjoy this!
> > Look at Aubrey's Blog-- Okoboji Stories

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