Palm Sunday Psalm 31:9-16 Isaiah 50:4-9a Philippians 2:5-11 Matthew 26:14- 27:66 The Palm Sunday Liturgy and readings seem to me to sum up the whole of our theological understanding of Jesus’ life in a way unlike any other. We begin with the entry into Jerusalem. In many ways it is a sort of return to… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Palm Sunday
Jewish soldier settlers dancing the Hora in Palestine, 1948 Lent Week Five—Saturday Psalm 144 Jeremiah 31:27-34 Romans 11:25-36 John 12:37-50 This psalm is believed to be written near the time David became recognized as the king over all tribes of Israel and expressed David’s heart for the nation in war and peace. This passage strikes… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Saturday in the Fifth Week of Lent
Lent Week Five—Friday Psalm 141 Jeremiah 29:1, 4-13 Romans 11:13-24 John 12:1-10. “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer.” In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Psalm 141 is written by king David while in the wilderness. Unlike many… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent
Homeless and orphaned children settle down to sleep in the air raid shelter at John Keble Church, Mill Hill, London during the Blitz in 1940. Lent Week Five—Thursday Psalm 133 Jeremiah 26:1-16 Romans 11:1-12 John 10:19-42 Following WWII in Europe, the Allied Forces found themselves responsible for hundreds and hundreds of hungry and homeless children,… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Thursday in the Fifth Week of Lent
Lent Week Five—Wednesday Psalm 130 Jeremiah 25:30-38 Romans 10:14-21 John 10:1-18 Do you know about sheepfolds? The ancient places where shepherds would keep their sheep at night? A sheepfold was really not a large place; some earth and stones raised to a height, constructed in a circle – with an opening at one end –… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Lent
The Carpenter's Nail 