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We pray in awkward whispers against the reredos of white towels fumbling over nervous feet held in stumbling hands, certain of nothing but betrayal, the cross to come, and sunset’s pale inversion in the water
Posted in holy days, poetry, prayer, story
Tagged betrayal, Easter, foot washing, Maundy Thursday
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Being one of the crowd: Palm Sunday 2016
Every Palm Sunday we start off well enough, praising God and waving palms in the air, waving at the passing traffic, throwing blessings around like confetti. Within the hour we have become the baying pack hounding Jesus to the cross, … Continue reading
Posted in current events, holy days, sermon
Tagged Alex Abramovich, betrayal, House of Bishops, mob mentality, Palm Sunday, passion
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Seven Psalms: A meditation for Good Friday
Psalm 55:13-14 If it had been an adversary who taunted me, then I could have borne it; or had it been an enemy who vaunted himself against me, then I could have hidden from him. But it was you, a … Continue reading
Posted in holy days, meditation
Tagged abandonment, betrayal, Christ, cross, family, Good Friday, loss, Psalms, redeemed, thirst
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