Good Friday, March 29The PassionJohn 18:1—19:42 All Wrong Every one I have ever seen is wrong.Every crucifix has Jesus clothed.Surely this is inaccurate,as sure as it is more humiliatingto be naked amidst the jeers,the badgering, the outright hatred,and the violence of heart that is fueled in mobsand deeply rooted in fear.Surely he was naked to […]
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March 28
Holy Thursday, March 28The Washing of the Disciples’ FeetJohn 13:1-15 Painful Sometimes we simply can’t toleratewitnessing the pain of the ones we love.We need to look away when the IV is inserted,to leave the room when the breathing gets labored,to take a break from the ICU.Compassion is to join in the suffering of another out […]
March 27
Wednesday, March 27Betrayal by JudasMatthew 26:14-25 Breakthrough Breakthroughs are waiting to happen,waiting for us to make them happen.Those moments when estrangement anddistance is pierced for a while,real life moments,like when stuck in an elevatoror in the hospital waiting room together,grace-encouraged letting our guards down,slowly, responsively to each other,knowing that it is only for this one […]
March 26
Tuesday, March 26Announcement of Judas’s BetrayalJohn 13:21-33, 36-38 Three Days Triduum can be the sacred time of the yearwhen we pray for our Beloved Friend and Savior…that he will know that God is with him,that he will know that he is loved and cherished,that he be protected from doubt and fear,and that he will know […]
March 25
Monday, March 25Anointing at BethanyJohn 12:1-11 The Woman with the Alabaster Jar As a young girl, and ever since,ever since,she had a problem with menand they with her.Never enough –good enough, smart enough, pretty enough.Never seen as a person,much less an equal.Never heard,much less listened to.Never thanked,much less appreciated.Never welcomed to the table,although it was […]