Lent 2022 | Day 40: Death
The Saturday before Easter is an interesting day in the liturgical calendar of the Christian churches. Continue reading Lent 2022 | Day 40: Death
Category: Holy Week
Lent 2022 | Day 39: Friend
In Jesus’s final gathering with his disciples, he offered them a word of encouragement I believe we too can participate in. Jesus told the disciples that he no longer considered them servants. Continue reading Lent 2022 | Day 39: Friend
Lent 2022 | Day 38: Betrayal
During the night of the Last Supper, at the conclusion of the meal, Jesus tells the disciples that one among them would betray him. Continue reading Lent 2022 | Day 38: Betrayal
Holy Week 2019 | Maundy Thursday: Celebration
The Thursday of Holy week represents the day Jesus and his disciples celebrated the first communion of the Church. During the meal, Jesus took the Passover and infused it with a new meaning pointing to the new covenant he was establishing. The bread pointed to the body of Christ. Beaten and bruised, but not broken. The bread was shared among all those present reminded them … Continue reading Holy Week 2019 | Maundy Thursday: Celebration
Holy Week 2019 | Wednesday: Confrontation
A group from our church gathered to watch the movie Risen. It tells a fictional story, that honors a very likely scenario. However, there is are some compelling moments in the movie. One that stands out the conversation between the protagonist, the tribune Clavius, and one of the tomb guards. I made a note regarding this scene: How would I have made sense of this … Continue reading Holy Week 2019 | Wednesday: Confrontation
Holy Week 2019 | Tuesday: Anticipation
The time is drawing closer. The crucifixion is steadily approaching. The disciples may have had some inkling that this week in Jerusalem would be different. But, the Gospels tell us they were not at all prepared. They were not truly ready to confront the weight of what it meant to be the leaders of the Church. Only time would prove it. And now, history has … Continue reading Holy Week 2019 | Tuesday: Anticipation