Maundy Thursday “has also been known as Sheer Thursday, due to the idea that it is the day of cleaning (schere) and because the churches themselves would switch liturgical colors from the dark tones of Lent. This name is a cognate to the word still used throughout Scandinavia, such as Swedish ‘Skärtorsdag’, Danish ‘Skærtorsdag’ and Norwegian ‘Skjærtorsdag’.” From Wikipedia’s article on Maundy Thursday.

Computer Guru Son and I are spending today, Friday, cleaning house instead of Thursday. We hope to get it all picked up, and shined up and cleaned up for Resurrection Sunday. Maybe I should post before and after pictures. However, I’m too embarrassed at the mess to post a before picture, and I may be too disappointed at what little we are able to accomplish to post an after picture.

Thank the Lord we are saved by grace and not by a clean house.