Jesus spent Holy Week decluttering.
I mean, as far as we know, he lived a pretty minimalistic life anyway, with no home and no real possessions that we know of.
Yet, he still spent Holy Week decluttering.
After his Palm Sunday donkey ride, Jesus went to the temple to clear out the obstacles which were getting in the way of worship. He overturned the tables of money changers and angrily shouted at the people exchanging goods. The temple’s purpose had been covered over with materialism, judgementalism, racism and legalism, which blocked the way for other nations to come worship. Many people clung to those practices as essential parts of their religion. To Jesus, they were cluttering up the space and covering over what was real.
That’s the core of what decluttering and minimalism are about: clearing space for what is most important, making room for what you prioritize.
Jesus spent Holy Week making space for what was most important and clearing out everything in the way.
Today is the day traditionally known as Maundy Thursday, which means Command Thursday. Jesus entered the Passover Seder, a meal full of ritual and rules and reduced the rules down to one. He cut through hundreds of religious rules to bring focus to a single thought. A single command. A single example:
Clear the space. Keep it simple. Don’t get lost in all the clutter – just love others.
Love others the way I love you.
That is the focus, and that is enough.
Uncovering Real 