HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
MAUNDY THURSDAY, APRIL 14THA TIME OF SHARED STRUGGLE We gather around Jesus in somber silence today, for we know what is to come. Jesus soberly begins… We went to a place called Gethsemane; and I said to my disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” I… Continue Reading “MENTORING MOMENTS – FROM DESPERATION TO SURRENDER”
THE ‘LET’ OF JESUS IN HOLY WEEKMaundy Thursday, April 1st Read Mark 14:32-50. Get up, let us be going. See, my betrayer is at hand.Mark 14:42 (NRSV) Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not arrest me. But let… Continue Reading “33. LET US PERSIST”
Could you not stay awake with me one hour? Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He took with him Peter and the two sons of… Continue Reading “Maundy Thursday- Could you not stay awake with me one hour?”
Maundy Thursday, April 18 Lower: to diminish; to move down; to let descend; humble John 13:3-5, 12-15 (NRSV) Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, got up from… Continue Reading “Lower (Maundy Thursday, April 18th)”
HOLY WEEK: RECOLLECTION REMEMBER Luke 22: 14-20 (NRSV) When the hour came, he took his place at the table, and the apostles with him. He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I tell you, I… Continue Reading “REMEMBER: Thursday, March 29th”
John 13:2b-5, 34-35 And during supper 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, 4 got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. 5 Then he… Continue Reading “Maundy Thursday, April 13th- Servanthood”