Rainbow Flowers, ©Mark Hewitt 2018 The Passion/Easter story is at the core of our Christian faith. Hardship, struggle and death during Holy Week & Good Friday is overturned by the New Life & overwhelming Joy of Easter Day. Hope triumphs supreme! What I value about Good Friday is that it is okay to rest in lament. We can be sad, …
Brokenness
Mark 14:26-15:47 Peter’s Denial Foretold When they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.And Jesus said to them, ‘You will all become deserters; for it is written,“I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.” But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.’ Peter said to him, ‘Even …
Maundy Thursday
John 13:1-17, 31-35 Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him. And during supper Jesus, knowing that …
Love Arriving
Jerusalem (El-Kouds). Street of arches, American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept., photographer What a sight it must have been, We can use our imagination That we were there – what a joyous moment To be in Jesus presence – waving what ever we could There with the other kids, their parent & others of all ages. The laughter and joy bursting out …