Whose Heart Whose heart breaks for Judas,the first apostle to enter heaven?Who mourns with his widow and her children,and puts flowers on his grave?He was human, like us.He was loved and did love, like us.Whose heart breaks for Judas?With the heart of Christ, mine.
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March 30
Easter Vigil, March 30The Resurrection of JesusMark 16:1-7 Easter Spirit Easter Spirit knows pain,pain more intense than we ever imagined possible,physical, emotional, spiritual, psychological. Easter Spirit knows how it feels –to feel totally, completely abandoned and alone,afraid to stay, afraid to leave,depressed, desolate, more dead than alive. Easter Spirit knows surprise,the surprise of new life […]
March 29
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 […]
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 […]