Waiting in the Silence Before Dawn
Holy Saturday, 2025: Job 14:1-14; Psalm 31: 1-4,15-16; 1 Peter 4:1-8; Matthew 27:57-66
"Holy Saturday is the day of waiting. The cross stands empty, its horror still fresh in the minds of those who loved Jesus. His body lies in the tomb, sealed behind a stone... And yet, for those who followed him, this day is thick with grief, silence, and uncertainty."
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The Cross and the Executed
Good Friday, 2025: Isaiah 52:13β53:12 | Psalm 22 | Hebrews 10:16-25 | John 18:1β19:42
In Johnβs Gospel, Jesusβ final words are, "It is finished" (John 19:30). What is finished? The work of love. The work of truth-telling. The work of solidarity with the suffering. And yet, it is also unfinished. Because we are called to take up the cross..."
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The Tension of TruthβMocked and Crowned
The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday 2025: Luke 22-23
"Even in the midst of all this noise, Jesus speaks. His words are few, but they are powerful. When the disciples squabble over greatness, Jesus exemplifies servanthood..."
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Foxes vs. Hens, Empire vs. Kin-dom: A Love So Subversive We Can't Help but Imitate
The 2nd Sunday in Lent: Psalm 27; Luke 13: 31-35
We are beloved. We are held. And we are called to be fearless. Because the fox does not win. So let us go forth with confidence. Let us love without fear. Let us work for justice with open arms and courageous hearts."
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Friends, beware and look out for one another.
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