Maundy Thursday
The Betrayer
As It Is Written of Him
For the Forgiveness of Sins
Just as He Had Told Them
He Prepares a Table
To Be Loved is To Be Served
The New and Better Meal of Meals
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Consider God’s grace in providing us freedom from the bondage of sin. If you explore the Old Testament, you’ll find many texts which speak of the freedom God provided to His chosen people, Israel. In each of these instances, we see how the freedom He granted…
Ready or Not?
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
The saying goes: There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots. Experienced aviators don’t leave much to chance. They prepare carefully, often using a “pre-flight” check list. Before taking off, or even starting the engines,…
The Gift of the Supper
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for today is a portion of the Gospel lesson just read, from St. Mark, chapter 14. Reflection. Contemplation. Repentance. It’s part and parcel of the entire Christian life, of course, but it’s what the Lenten season is particularly focused upon. Never more so than…
Blessed Forgetfulness
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the…