A reflection for Good Friday. The Gospel: John 18:1 – 19:42 (sung) Stay with me Remain here with me Watch and pray Watch and pray … These words, which come from a Taize chant, come from a different Gospel account of Jesus’ passion. They are from Jesus’ lips asking his disciples to stay awake inContinueContinue reading “Remain with me”
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Death becomes Birth
“In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, ‘Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with you.’ But she was muchContinueContinue reading “Death becomes Birth”
There is God— (A sermon for Good Friday)
Text: Luke 23: 26-49 (following other reflections on Luke 22:39-71 and Luke 23:1-24) Do you hear that? Do you hear the silence? The stillness? The heaviness? It seems the proper response to this —To tragedy And yet, more than tragedy—as though this happened by accident or by some random act of injustice— No, this isContinueContinue reading “There is God— (A sermon for Good Friday)”
God’s “Answer”
The texts for Good Friday, April 6, 2012: Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10:16-25; Mark 14-15:47 … Why doesn’t God just come and make everything right? It’s a question that we sometimes ask when things are going horribly wrong in our lives or when we hear about terrible things going on in the world aroundContinueContinue reading “God’s “Answer””
Jabbok Dawn 