Good Friday

Good Friday Am I a stone, and not a sheep, That I can stand, O Christ, beneath Thy cross, To number drop by drop Thy blood’s slow loss, And yet not weep? Not so those women loved Who with exceeding grief lamented Thee; Not so fallen Peter weeping bitterly; Not so the thief was moved; …

Holy Week: Seasonal Reflections 2014

— Click here for Times and Locations for Holy Week — —- • —- Descending with Jesus into the remembrance of his passion past, I look ahead to the shadow hope of resurrection cresting near, beneath any crosses I bear. Explanations and justifications all pale to the color of pain I see among humankind. Strangely, I am comforted seeing …

Palm Sunday, April 13

Readings: Matthew 21:1-11; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 27:1-54 Begin with the above centering prayer, by Peter Traben Haas, as you reflectively read today’s Scriptures. As pilgrims swelled the population of Jerusalem, anticipating the annual Festival of Unleavened Bread that began with Passover, Jesus rode into the city of his ancestor King David. But instead of a general’s war …