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In his Maundy Thursday sermon, Glynn examines issues of power and responsibility in the church.\n\n"Who wipes up the kid\u2019s mess? You know, when there is a cordial spill, or when mud is traipsed in? Ideally, so the family theory goes, \u2018the one who made the mess cleans it up\u2019. But you know and I know that ideals and theories don\u2019t always work. Inevitably it comes back to Mum or Dad - or, in Jesus day, the servants.\n\nNot that Jesus had servants. He wasn\u2019t from the wealthy end of town. But, being the local popular healer [or was it just the novelty factor?] he seems to have got a lot of invitations to the homes of wealthy people. \u201cCome in, Mr Jesus.\u201d \u201cPleased to meet you, Mr Jesus.\u201d \u201cCare for some wine Mr Jesus?\u201d" Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=716.