It may seem strange that this is the reading in our Upper Room Prayer Book on Tuesday during Holy Week, but maybe not. See if meditating on this Scripture might open up an understanding of death, burial, and resurrection for you as it did for us. Find a quiet place. Read the passage slowly, savorly, even …
The Christian calendar calls the week we are in “Holy Week”. Today we invite you to look at some of the relational moments Jesus experienced leading up to his crucifixion and resurrection. Find a quiet place. Read the passage slowly, savorly, even more than once. Imagine yourself in the scene. As you read, what are …
Hosanna to the God of relentless love! Hosanna to the God who faces into our failure for our freedom! Hosanna to the One who is accused for our sins! We remember the week that changed our eternity. You allowed people to praise you who within hours would crucify you. You listened to “Hosanna, God …
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Todays Scripture Passage: Isaiah 53:7-9 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. 8 By a perversion of justice he was taken away. Who …
Today’s Scripture Isaiah 53:1-6 (Full Scripture below) v5 But he was wounded for our transgressions,crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! St. Patrick was born in Britain to wealthy parents near the end of the fourth century. At the age of 16, Patrick was taken prisoner …