Weeping comes for a night, but joy comes in the morning, O God of power and might. Death has been defeated and we shout Alleluia! Let all that we do today be a prayer of praise. For many of us, it is an Easter just like the others, with … [Continue reading] about Easter prayer: joy comes in the morning
confession: fear of “uns”
God of new life... too often, we we seem to be controlled by our fear of "uns"; fear of the unexpected...the unknown...the uninhibited. Sometimes, like the magi from the East, we respond to our fear by taking an alternative path, because that really … [Continue reading] about confession: fear of “uns”
Easter prayer: we go to the tomb
We go to your tomb, O Christ, expecting to be met by the cold hardness of stone, sealing the death of hope. Instead, we find that the stone has been rolled away and you are not there! Help us to encounter your risen presence everywhere we … [Continue reading] about Easter prayer: we go to the tomb
Good Friday prayer: the hosannas have died away
O Holy God, the hosannas have died away, the palm branches have turned brittle. Now, today, there is only this – each of us, all of us, sitting in the darkness, the hymns of lament in the air, the mumblings of our own feeble confession, on … [Continue reading] about Good Friday prayer: the hosannas have died away
Maundy Thursday Litany
One: I love the LORD because he hears my requests for mercy. (Psalm 116:1-2, 12-18) I’ll call out to him as long as I live, because he listens closely to me. All: What can I give back to the LORD for all the good things he … [Continue reading] about Maundy Thursday Litany
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