The texts for Sunday September 16, 2012 (Lection 24): Isaiah 50:4–9a; Psalm 116:1–9; James 3:1–12; and Mark 8:27–38.
To get to the empty tomb, you have to go through the cross.
To get to the resurrection, you have to die…
(sermon preached from outline, no transcript available)
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Featured image: (Modified) Man carrying cross on street, Berlin, West Germany. (1961)
Photographer: Toni Frissell
Found here: http://kevinmccallister.tumblr.com/post/240160552/toni-frissell-man-carrying-cross-on-street
This photo is available for sale as a poster print from art.com and other similar sites.